Geographic variation in hatchling size in an oviparous skink: Effects of maternal investment and incubation thermal environment

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 283-296

  Lu, Hong Liang ^a,b   Lin, Zhi Hua ^a,c   Li, Hong ^b   Ji, Xiang ^b  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LISHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Egg incubation; Egg size; Morphology; Population; Scincidae; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY SIZE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HATCHING; INCUBATION; MORPHOLOGY; OVIPARITY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPTILE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CHINA;

SCINCIDAE;

EID: 84906310340     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bij.12322     Document Type: Article

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