Are moms manipulative or just selfish? evaluating the "maternal manipulation hypothesis" and implications for life-history studies of reptiles

Herpetologica

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-159

  Schwarzkopf, Lin ^a   Andrews, Robin M ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryonic development; Maternal effects; Temperature; Thermoregulation; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FITNESS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REPTILE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION; VIVIPARITY;

REPTILIA;

EID: 84862217088     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-11-00009.1     Document Type: Review

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