Latitudinal and seasonal variation in reproductive effort of the eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)

Integrative Zoology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 360-371

  Du, Weiguo ^a   Robbins, Travis R ^b   Warner, Daniel A ^c   Langkilde, Tracy ^b   Shine, Richard ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Geographic variation; Local adaptation; Offspring size; Reproductive investment

Indexed keywords

SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA;

ANIMAL; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; LIZARD; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; FLORIDA; INDIANA; LIZARDS; MISSISSIPPI; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

EID: 84922934945     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17494877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12072     Document Type: Article

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