Phenotypic responses to incubation conditions in ecologically distinct populations of a lacertid lizard: A tale of two phylogeographic lineages

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 292, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 184-191

  Verdu Ricoy J ^a,b   Iraeta, P ^a   Salvador, A ^b   Diaz J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body size; Growth rate; Hatchling survivorship; Incubation time; mtDNA lineage; Phylogeography; Tail length

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894561400     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12091     Document Type: Article

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