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Offspring performance and the adaptive benefits of prolonged pregnancy: experimental tests in a viviparous lizard

Abstract:: Offspring locomotor performance has been shown to influence fitness related traits in a wide range of taxa. One potential mechanism by which viviparous animals can increase the performance (e.g. sprint speed) of their offspring is by prolonging pregnancy (beyond that required for complete development). However, to date studies examining this potentially important maternal effect have been largely descriptive. 2. The skink Egernia whitii is an ideal candidate species to examine the consequence...
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While, G., Uller, T., & Wapstra, E. (2009). Offspring performance and the adaptive benefits of prolonged pregnancy: experimental tests in a viviparous lizard. FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY, 23(4), 818–825.

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While, G., et al. “Offspring Performance and the Adaptive Benefits of Prolonged Pregnancy: Experimental Tests in a Viviparous Lizard.” FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY, vol. 23, no. 4, 2009, pp. 818–25.

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While, G, T Uller, and E Wapstra. 2009. “Offspring Performance and the Adaptive Benefits of Prolonged Pregnancy: Experimental Tests in a Viviparous Lizard.” FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY 23 (4): 818–25.
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Journal:: FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY More from this journal
Volume:: 23
Issue:: 4
Pages:: 818-825
Publication date:: 2009-08-01
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01544.x
EISSN:: 1365-2435
ISSN:: 0269-8463

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Language:: English
Keywords:: locomotor performance

Birth date

maternal effects

sibling rivalry

birthing asynchrony
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UUID:: uuid:8214c262-9c15-445f-86b0-4fcfe77438e2
Local pid:: pubs:210675
Source identifiers:: 210675
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