Stage dependence of phenotypical and phenological maternal effects: Insight into squamate reptile reproductive strategies

American Naturalist

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 223-233

  Lorioux, Sophie ^a,b   Vaugoyeau, Marie ^a   DeNardo, Dale F ^c   Clobert, Jean ^d   Guillon, Michaël ^a,b   Lourdais, Olivier ^a,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Moulis   (France)

Author keywords

Development; Embryo retention; Snakes; Temperature; Thermoregulation; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MATERNAL EFFECT; OVIPOSITION; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SNAKE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NEWBORN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; VIPERIDAE; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; PHENOTYPE; VIPERIDAE; VIVIPARITY, NONMAMMALIAN;

EID: 84877673091     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670809     Document Type: Article

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