Long-term monitoring reveals invariant clutch size and unequal reproductive costs between sexes in a subtropical lacertid lizard

Long-term monitoring reveals invariant clutch size and unequal reproductive costs between sexes in a subtropical lacertid lizard

Abstract Based on 20,000 records representing c. 11,000 individuals from an 8-year capture-mark-recapture (CMR) study, we tested and confirmed a new case of invariant clutch size (ICS) in a sexually dichromatic lacertid lizard, Takydromus viridipunctatus. In the grassland habitat of the early succes...

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Main Authors: Jhan-Wei Lin, Ying-Rong Chen, Tsui-Wen Li, Pei-Jen L. Shaner, Si-Min Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Zoological Letters
Subjects:
Anolis
Capture-mark-recapture
Female-bias mortality
Gekkonidae
Sexual dimorphism
Survival
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40851-019-0152-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40851-019-0152-0

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