Measuring temporal variation in reproductive output reveals optimal resource allocation to reproduction in the northern grass lizard, Takydromus septentrionalis

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 315-324

  Ji, Xiang ^a,b   Du, Wei Guo ^b   Lin, Zhi Hua ^b,c   Luo, Lai Gao ^b  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Graduate School Hangzhou   (China)

^c LISHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Egg size; Lacertidae; Life history; Reproductive investment; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BODY MASS; BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG SIZE; FECUNDITY; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIFE HISTORY; LIZARD; NATURAL SELECTION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SIZE EFFECT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

LACERTIDAE; SQUAMATA; TAKYDROMUS SEPTENTRIONALIS;

EID: 34447101066     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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