Intraspecific Variation of Reproductive Traits in a Mediterranean Lizard: Clutch, Population, and Lineage Effects

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 106-115

  Diaz J A ^a   Iraeta, Pablo ^a   Verdú Ricoy, Joaquín ^a,b   Siliceo, Ignacio ^a   Salvador, Alfredo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Egg size; Incubation temperature; Life history; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

LACERTIDAE; PSAMMODROMUS ALGIRUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84857458279     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-011-9144-5     Document Type: Article

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