An integrative study of ageing in a wild population of common lizards

Functional Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 848-858

  Massot, Manuel ^a   Clobert, Jean ^b   Montes Poloni, Laetitia ^c,d   Haussy, Claudy ^a   Cubo, Jorge ^c   Meylan, Sandrine ^a,e  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Paul Sabatier University   (France)

^c Sorbonne Universités   (France)

^d l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Fitness; Immunity; Maturation; Metabolic rate; Reptile; Senescence; Terminal investment

Indexed keywords

AGING; AGING POPULATION; BODY SIZE; FITNESS; HETEROGENEITY; HORMONE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LITTER SIZE; LIZARD; MATURATION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLEIOTROPY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SENESCENCE; TRADE-OFF; WILD POPULATION;

REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 79959835533     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01837.x     Document Type: Article

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