Offspring size and timing of hatching determine survival and reproductive output in a lizard.
Selection on offspring size and timing of birth or hatching could have important consequences for maternal investment strategies. Here we show consistent viability selection on hatchling body length across 2 consecutive years in a lizard that lays several clutches per season. There was no effect of...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2010
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