Measuring Annual Variation in Reproductive Output Reveals a Key Role of Maternal Body Condition in Determining the Size of Eggs in Snakes

Measuring Annual Variation in Reproductive Output Reveals a Key Role of Maternal Body Condition in Determining the Size of Eggs in Snakes

Long-term studies are especially suited for disentangling the effects of extrinsic and intrinsic factors on both total reproductive investment and reproductive allocation in offspring number versus offspring size. Female reproductive traits of the red-banded wolf snake (<i>Lycodon rufozonatus&...

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Main Authors: Kun Guo, Xiang-Mo Li, Yan-Qing Wu, Yan-Fu Qu, Xiang Ji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
clutch size
clutch mass
Colubridae
egg size
female reproduction
life history variability
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/12/1494

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