Selection for increased maternal body volume does not differ between two Scincella lizards with different reproductive modes

Zoology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 199-206

  Yang, Jing ^a   Sun, Yan Yan ^a   Fu, Tian Boa ^a   Xu, Da De ^b   Ji, Xiang ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHAOQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fecundity selection; Life history; Maternal body size; Reproductive output; Scincidae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LIZARD; MALE; OVIPARITY; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; OVIPARITY; SELECTION, GENETIC; VIVIPARITY, NONMAMMALIAN;

ANIMALIA; SCINCELLA; SCINCELLA REEVESII; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84864068836     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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