Condition dependence of reproductive strategy and the benefits of polyandry in a viviparous lizard

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1608, 2007, Pages 425-430

  Eizaguirre, Christophe ^a,b   Laloi, David ^b,d   Massot, Manuel ^b   Richard, Murielle ^b   Federici, Pierre ^b   Clobert, Jean ^b,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c École Nationale de Formation Agronomique   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Late reproductive failures; Lizard; Mating systems; Polyandry

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; COEXISTENCE; FITNESS; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; LIZARD; NEONATE; POLYANDRY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPERM; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLUTCH SIZE; FITNESS; GENETIC INCOMPATIBILITY; GESTATION PERIOD; INBREEDING; LIZARD; MATE CHOICE; MATING SYSTEM; MATING TYPE; NONHUMAN; POLYANDRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BODY CONSTITUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FRANCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FRANCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; LIZARDS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MORTALITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 39049178997     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3740     Document Type: Article

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