Thermal dependence of reproductive allocation in a tropical lizard

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 159-163

  Starostová, Zuzana ^a   Angilletta, Michael J ^b   Kubička, Lukáš ^a   Kratochvíl, Lukáš ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg composition; Life history; Maternal investment; Phenotypic plasticity; Reproduction; Thermal effect

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; DRY MASS; EGG LAYING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; LIZARD; MASS; NONHUMAN; PAROEDURA PICTA; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WET MASS;

GEKKONIDAE; PAROEDURA PICTA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84858293609     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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