Offspring size and timing of hatching determine survival and reproductive output in a lizard

Oecologia

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 663-671

  Uller, Tobias ^a,b   Olsson, Mats ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Egg size; Life history; Long term effects; Maternal effects; Reproductive investment

Indexed keywords

EGG SIZE; HATCHING DATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIZARD; MATERNAL EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; LIZARD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; REPRODUCTION;

SQUAMATA;

EID: 77949264224     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1503-x     Document Type: Article

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