The evolution of demographic tactics in lizards: A test of some hypotheses concerning life history evolution

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 329-364

  Clobert, J ^a   Garland Jr , T ^b   Barbault, R ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative methods; Demographic tactics; Dimension numbers; Life history; Lizards; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIZARD;

IGUANIA; SCLEROGLOSSA;

EID: 7144228614     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000360050092     Document Type: Article

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