Effects of night-time warming on temperate ectotherm reproduction: Potential fitness benefits of climate change for side-blotched lizards

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1117-1127

  Clarke, Donald N ^a   Zani, Peter A ^a,b,c  

^a WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric warming; Diurnal temperature range; Incubation; Ovarian cycle; Overwinter survival; Phenology

Indexed keywords

SQUAMATA; UTA;

EID: 84858674492     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb065359     Document Type: Article

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