Life-history evolution in reptiles

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Volumn 36, Issue , 2005, Pages 23-46

  Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioral thermoregulation; Ecothermy; Plasticity; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; REPTILE; THERMOREGULATION; VIVIPARITY;

REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 30344444487     PISSN: 00664162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.36.102003.152631     Document Type: Review

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