Does follicle excision always result in enlargement of offspring size in lizards?

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 176, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 521-525

  Ji, Xiang ^a,b   Diong, Cheong Hoong ^c  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HANGZHOU NORMAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Egg number; Egg size; Follicle excision; Lacertidae; Size number trade off; Takydromus septentrionalis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIZARD; OVARY FOLLICLE; REPRODUCTION; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; EGGS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LIZARDS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; REPRODUCTION; VITELLOGENESIS;

LACERTIDAE; SQUAMATA; TAKYDROMUS SEPTENTRIONALIS;

EID: 33745609373     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-006-0074-y     Document Type: Article

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