Geographical differences in maternal basking behaviour and offspring growth rate in a climatically widespread viviparous reptile

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1175-1179

  Cadby, Chloé D ^a   Jones, Susan M ^a   Wapstra, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Maternal buffering; Maternal effect; Phenotypic plasticity; Population; Spotted skink

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIZARD; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION; VIVIPARITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; VIVIPARITY, NONMAMMALIAN;

EID: 84907480641     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: 14779145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.089953     Document Type: Article

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