How age, sex, and reproductive condition affect retreat-site selection and emergence patterns in a temperate-zone lizard, Elgaria coerulea

Ecoscience

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 24-32

  Rutherford, Pamela L ^a   Gregory, Patrick T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost of reproduction; Lizards; Retreat sites; Temperature selection

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; LIZARD; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SITE SELECTION; TEMPERATURE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ELGARIA; ELGARIA COERULEA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0037274695     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2003.11682746     Document Type: Article

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