Geographical variation in reproductive traits and trade-offs between size and number of eggs in the king ratsnake, Elaphe carinata

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 701-709

  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

Clutch size; Colubridae; Egg size; Egg size number trade off; Egg laying date; Life history variation; Reproductive output

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG SIZE; FECUNDITY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SNAKE; TRADE-OFF;

CHINA;

COLUBRIDAE; ELAPHE CARINATA;

EID: 80054714290     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01749.x     Document Type: Article

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