Higher locomotor costs of pregnancy in viviparous compared to oviparous common lizards (Zootoca vivipara)

Abstract Pregnancy is a physiological cost of reproduction for animals that rely on fleeing to avoid predators. Costs of reproduction are predicted to differ between alternative reproductive strategies or modes, such as egg‐laying (oviparity) or live‐bearing (viviparity). However, disentangling the...

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Main Authors: Robert Hussain, Hans Recknagel, Kathryn R. Elmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-08-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70171