Influence of pregnancy on locomotor and feeding performances of the skink, Mabuya multifasciata: Why do females shift thermal preferences when pregnant?

Zoology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 188-195

  Lin, Chi Xian ^a,b,c   Zhang, Ling ^b   Ji, Xiang ^a,b  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Qiongzhou University   (Macao)

Author keywords

Costs of reproduction; Feeding performance; Scincidae; Swimming stamina; Thermal preference

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; THERMOREGULATION; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIZARDS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; SWIMMING; VIVIPARITY, NONMAMMALIAN;

MABUYA MULTIFASCIATA; SCINCIDAE;

EID: 44649195648     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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