Trade-offs between offspring size and number in the lizard Lacerta vivipara: A comparison between field and laboratory conditions

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 265, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 295-299

  Uller, Tobias ^a,b   Olsson, Mats ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lacerta vivipara; Number; Size; Trade off

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; LIZARD; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRADE-OFF;

LACERTA; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 15244356197     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904006326     Document Type: Article

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