Maternal influences on offspring phenotypes and sex ratios in a multi-clutching lizard with environmental sex determination

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 256-266

  Warner, Daniel A ^a,c   Lovern, Matthew B ^b   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibolurus muricatus; Corticosterone; Jacky dragon; Maternal effects; Nest temperatures; Temperature dependent sex determination; Testosterone; Yolk steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FITNESS; LIZARD; MATERNAL EFFECT; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; STEROL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TESTOSTERONE;

AMPHIBOLURUS MURICATUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 40849130333     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01058.x     Document Type: Article

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