Evolutionary ecology of endocrine-mediated life-history variation in the garter snake Thamnophis elegans

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 720-728

  Sparkman, Amanda M ^a   Vleck, Carol M ^a   Bronikowski, Anne M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eagle lake, California, USA; Garter snake; Hormonal plasticity; IGF 1; Insulin like growth factor 1; Life history evolution; Thamnophis elegans; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN C;

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GROWTH; LIFE HISTORY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLEIOTROPY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SNAKE; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SNAKE; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CALIFORNIA; COLUBRIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

CALIFORNIA; EAGLE LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS; THAMNOPHIS ELEGANS;

EID: 63849290309     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-0850.1     Document Type: Article

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