The physiological basis of geographic variation in rates of embryonic development within a widespread lizard species

American Naturalist

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 522-528

  Du, Wei Guo ^a,b   Warner, Daniel A ^c   Langkilde, Tracy ^d   Robbins, Travis ^d,e   Shine, Richard ^b  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Countergradient variation; Heart rate; Heart size; Incubation period; Metabolic rate; Sceloporus undulatus

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HATCHING; LABORATORY METHOD; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIZARD; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SELECTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART RATE; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART RATE; LIZARDS; ORGAN SIZE; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

UNITED STATES;

REPTILIA; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77957588984     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656270     Document Type: Article

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