Geographic variation in offspring size of a widespread lizard (Takydromus septentrionalis): Importance of maternal investment

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-67

  Du, Wei guo ^a,b   Ji, Xiang ^c   Zhang, Yong pu ^d   Lin, Zhi hua ^e   Xu, Xue feng ^f  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d WENZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e LISHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f CHUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Developmental plasticity; Egg size; Egg yolk; Reptilia

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EGG SIZE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HATCHING; INCUBATION; LIZARD; MATERNAL EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANHUI; CHINA; CHUZHOU; LISHUI; ZHEJIANG;

REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TAKYDROMUS SEPTENTRIONALIS;

EID: 77955963000     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01492.x     Document Type: Article

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