Embryonic thermosensitivity and hatchling morphology differ between two coexisting lizards

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 375-380

  Qu, Yan Fu ^a   Li, Hong ^a   Gao, Jian Fang ^b   Ji, Xiang ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agamidae; Developmental plasticity; Egg incubation; Morphology; Phrynocephalus; Reptilia; Species coexistence

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COEXISTENCE; HATCHING; INCUBATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIZARD; MICROHABITAT; MORPHOLOGY; SYMPATRY;

AGAMIDAE; PHRYNOCEPHALUS; PHRYNOCEPHALUS FRONTALIS; PHRYNOCEPHALUS VERSICOLOR; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 79957941298     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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