Evolution of maximal endurance capacity: Natural and sexual selection across age classes in a lizard

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-176

  Le Galliard, Jean François ^a,b   Ferrière, Regis ^a,b,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ÉCOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Locomotor performance; Microevolution; Reproductive success; Squamate reptiles; Survival

Indexed keywords

REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 41849088488     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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