Different optimal offspring sizes for sons versus daughters may favor the evolution of temperature-dependent sex determination in viviparous lizards

Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2275-2280

  Langkilde, Tracy ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fitness; Maternal; Reproduction; Sex ratio; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTION; LIZARD; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; GENETICS; LIZARD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX RATIO;

EULAMPRUS HEATWOLEI; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 27644535266     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1554/05-239.1     Document Type: Article

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