Does the variance of incubation temperatures always constitute a significant selective force for origin of reptilian viviparity?

Current Zoology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 812-819

  Li, Hong ^a   Wang, Zheng ^b   Chen, Ce ^a   Ji, Xiang ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Developmental plasticity; Incubation length; Phenotype; Scincid lizard; Thermal; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869768368     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/58.6.812     Document Type: Article

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