Maternal nest-site choice in a lizard with temperature-dependent sex determination

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 861-870

  Warner, Daniel A ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibolurus muricatus; jacky dragon; maternal effects; nest temperature; nest site selection; oviposition site

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LIZARD; MATERNAL EFFECT; NEST SITE; OVIPOSITION; SEX DETERMINATION; SITE SELECTION; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRACKING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBOLURUS MURICATUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 39449135950     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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