Experimental evidence of early costs of reproduction in conspecific viviparous and oviparous lizards

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1264-1274

  Bleu, J ^a   Heulin, B ^b   Haussy, C ^a   Meylan, S ^a,c   Massot, M ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

AVT induced parturition; Bimodal reproduction; Cost of reproduction; Immune challenge; Squamate reptiles; Trade off; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CONSPECIFIC; FEMALE; LIZARD; OVIPARITY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; THERMOREGULATION; TRADE-OFF; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; LIZARD; OVIPARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; LIZARDS; OVIPARITY; REPRODUCTION; VIVIPARITY, NONMAMMALIAN;

REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 84862253010     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02518.x     Document Type: Article

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