Laboratory and field experiments identify sources of variation in phenotypes and survival of hatchling lizards

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 105-124

  Warner, Daniel A ^a,b   Andrews, Robin M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Clutch effects; Fitness; Growth rate; Incubation moisture; Maternal yolk investment; Phenotypic variation; Running speed; Sceloporus undulatus; Survival

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; LIZARD; PHENOTYPE; SURVIVAL;

ELAGATIS; SCELOPORUS; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0036585599     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2002.00054.x     Document Type: Article

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