Effects of constant and fluctuating temperatures on egg survival and hatchling traits in the northern grass lizard (Takydromus septentrionalis, lacertidae)

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 305 A, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-54

  Du, Wei Guo ^a   Ji, Xiang ^a  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACERTIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TAKYDROMUS SEPTENTRIONALIS;

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEWBORN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY CONSTITUTION; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LIZARDS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; OVUM; PHENOTYPE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33644842434     PISSN: 15488969     EISSN: 1552499X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.243     Document Type: Article

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