Maternal influences on early development: Preferred temperature prior to oviposition hastens embryogenesis and enhances offspring traits in the Children's python, Antaresia childreni

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1346-1353

  Lorioux, Sophie ^a,b   DeNardo, Dale F ^c   Gorelick, Root ^d   Lourdais, Olivier ^a,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early development; Oviparity; Prenatal parental care; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BOIDAE; EGG LAYING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BOIDAE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84859786505     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.059113     Document Type: Article

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