Identifying sources of variation in reproductive and life-history traits among five populations of a Chinese lizard (Takydromus septentrionalis, Lacertidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 443-453

  Du, Wei Guo ^a   Ji, Xiang ^a   Zhang, Yong Pu ^b   Xu, Xue Feng ^c   Shine, Richard ^d  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b WENZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Chuzhou Normal College   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body size; Fecundity; Geographical variation; Offspring size; Reproductive output; Reptile; Trade off

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; REPTILE; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; LACERTIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TAKYDROMUS SEPTENTRIONALIS;

EID: 23144438004     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00508.x     Document Type: Article

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