When to be born? Prolonged pregnancy or incubation enhances locomotor performance in neonatal lizards (Scincidae)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 823-832

  Shine, R ^a   Olsson, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Altricial; Gestation; Life history; Offspring size; Precocial; Scincidae; Seasonal timing

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; PRECOCIALITY; PREGNANCY; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEASON; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LIZARDS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SEASONS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; MICROLEPIDOTUS; NIVEOSCINCUS; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0041739249     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00600.x     Document Type: Article

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