Phenotypic integration in response to incubation environment adaptively influences habitat choice in a tropical lizard

American Naturalist

Volumn 182, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 666-673

  Goodman, Brett A ^a,b   Schwarzkopf, Lin ^a   Krockenberger, Andrew K ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive; Habitat; Lizard; Morphology; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FITNESS; HABITAT; HABITAT SELECTION; INCUBATION; LIZARD; MICROHABITAT; MORPHOLOGY; NEST; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIZARD; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; LIZARDS; PHENOTYPE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84885205642     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673299     Document Type: Article

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