Reproductive modes in lizards: Measuring fitness consequences of the duration of uterine retention of eggs

Functional Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 332-339

  Radder, R S ^a   Elphick, M J ^a   Warner, D A ^a,b   Pike, D A ^a   Shine, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine; Oviparity; Squamata; Uterine retention; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

EGG DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FITNESS; HATCHING; HORMONE; LIZARD; MATERNAL CARE; OVIPARITY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; STEROID; VIVIPARITY;

BASSIANA DUPERREYI; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 40949123960     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01380.x     Document Type: Article

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