Thermal and reproductive biology of the lizards sceloporus occidentalis and sceloporus graciosus along an environmental and geographical gradient

Description

The thermal environment exerts a strong influence on many aspectsof squamate life history. Environmental temperatures constrain daily activity time, fecundity, growth rate, and also influences hatchling phenotype. Cold nest temperatures can slow the development of eggs deposited in the soil, cause developmental abnormalities or result in mortality of embryos.

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1. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2010
2. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3010&context=etd-project

Tags

Sceloporus occidentalis -- Incubation

Lizards -- Eggs -- Incubation

Lizards -- Embryos -- Seasonal variation

Reptiles -- Physiology

Adaptation (Biology)

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:csusb.edu/oai:scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu:etd-project-3010
Date	01 January 2001
Creators	Parker, Scott Landsborough
Publisher	CSUSB ScholarWorks
Source Sets	California State University San Bernardino
Detected Language	English
Type	text
Format	application/pdf
Source	Theses Digitization Project