Experimentally decoupling reproductive investment from energy storage to test the functional basis of a life-history trade-off

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 888-898

  Cox, Robert M ^a   Lovern, Matthew B ^b   Calsbeek, Ryan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Anolis; Cost of reproduction; Energy allocation; Estradiol; Fat body; Lizard; Mark recapture; Natural selection; Phenotypic manipulation; Survival

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; FAT RESERVE; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIZARD; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; NATURAL SELECTION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; BAHAMAS; ENERGY METABOLISM; LIZARD; LONGEVITY; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BAHAMAS; ENERGY METABOLISM; LIZARDS; LONGEVITY; OVARIECTOMY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84902505073     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12228     Document Type: Article

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