Thermal biology of a viviparous lizard with temperature-dependant sex determination

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 292-301

  Robert, Kylie A ^a,b   Thompson, Michael B ^a   Seebacher, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eulamprus tympanum; Lizard; Sex determination; Temperature dependant sex determination (TSD); Thermal biology; Viviparous

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CANOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FIELD EXPERIMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIZARD; MICROHABITAT; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; SEX DETERMINATION; SPECIES HABITAT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOREGULATION; VARIANCE; WEATHER;

ANIMALIA; EULAMPRUS; EULAMPRUS TYMPANUM; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 33645418511     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2005.11.031     Document Type: Article

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