Fluctuations in the incubation moisture environment affect growth but not survival of hatchling lizards

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-102

  Robbins, Travis R ^a   Warner, Daniel A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clutch effects; Microevolution; Nest; Phenotypic variation; Plasticity; Residual yolk; Sceloporus undulatus; Tail length; Water potential

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; ECTOTHERMY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIZARD; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVIVAL;

REPTILIA; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77952911045     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01429.x     Document Type: Article

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