Evidence for selection on thermoregulation: Effects of temperature on embryo mortality in the garter snake Thamnophis elegans

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2005, Pages 930-934

  O'Donnell, Ryan P ^a,b   Arnold, Stevan J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FITNESS; MORTALITY; SNAKE; THERMOREGULATION;

THAMNOPHIS; THAMNOPHIS ELEGANS;

EID: 30344469356     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2005)005[0930:EFSOTE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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