Intergenerational trade-off for water may induce a mother-offspring conflict in favour of embryos in a viviparous snake

Functional Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 414-422

  Dupoué, Andréaz ^a,b   Brischoux, François ^a   Angelier, Frédéric ^a   Denardo, Dale F ^c   Wright, Christian D ^c   Lourdais, Olivier ^a,c  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspic viper; Dehydration; Fecundity; Parent offspring conflict; Pregnancy; Reproductive mode; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ECTOTHERMY; EMBRYO; FECUNDITY; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SNAKE; TRADE-OFF; WATER BUDGET;

REPTILIA; VIPERA ASPIS;

EID: 84924715934     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12349     Document Type: Article

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