Different mechanisms lead to convergence of reproductive strategies in two lacertid lizards (Takydromus wolteri and Eremias argus)

Oecologia

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 645-652

  Sun, Bao Jun ^a   Li, Shu Ran ^a   Xu, Xue Feng ^b   Zhao, Wen Ge ^c   Luo, Lai Gao ^b   Ji, Xiang ^d   Du, Wei Guo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b CHUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HARBIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Embryonic development; Geographic variation; Incubation period; Life history

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY SIZE; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; INCUBATION; LIZARD; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SYMPATRY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; LIZARD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EREMIAS ARGUS; LACERTIDAE; SQUAMATA; TAKYDROMUS;

EID: 84878961997     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2524-4     Document Type: Article

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