Long-lasting fitness consequences of prenatal sex ratio in a viviparous lizard

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2511-2516

  Uller, Tobias ^a   Massot, Manuel ^b   Richard, Murielle ^b   Lecomte, Jane ^b   Clobert, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Age at maturity; Fecundity; Life history; Lizard; Prenatal sex ratio; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY; LIZARD; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMALIA; LACERTA; LACERTA VIVIPARA; MAMMALIA; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 9244254795     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb00880.x     Document Type: Article

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