Life-history variation with respect to experienced thermal environments in the lizard, eremias multiocellata (lacertidae)

Zoological Science

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 332-338

  Li, Hong ^a   Qu, Yan Fu ^a   Ding, Guo Hua ^a   Ji, Xiang ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Eremias multiocellata; female reproduction; geographic variation; growth; Lacertidae; locomotor performance; morphology

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEAT; LIZARD; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; TAIL; TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; LIZARDS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; TAIL; TIME FACTORS;

EREMIAS; LACERTIDAE; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE;

EID: 79956154332     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.28.332     Document Type: Article

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