Income breeding and temperature-induced plasticity in reproductive traits in lizards

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2073-2078

  Luo, Lai Gao ^a   Ding, Guo Hua ^a   Ji, Xiang ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Energy allocation; Income breeding; Lizard; Phenotypic plasticity; Reproduction; Reptile; Takydromus septentrionalis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CLUTCH SIZE; DIGESTION; EGG LAYING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CLUTCH SIZE; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LIZARDS; MALE; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TAKYDROMUS SEPTENTRIONALIS;

EID: 77953034356     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.041137     Document Type: Article

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