Variation in parental investment and relative clutch mass of the spiny-tail iguana, Ctenosaura pectinata (Squamata: Iguanidae) in central México Variación en la inversión parental y masa relativa de la nidada en la iguana de cola espinosa Ctenosaura pectinata (Squamata: Iguanidae) en el centro de México

Variation in parental investment and relative clutch mass of the spiny-tail iguana, Ctenosaura pectinata (Squamata: Iguanidae) in central México Variación en la inversión parental y masa relativa de la nidada en la iguana de cola espinosa Ctenosaura pectinata (Squamata: Iguanidae) en el centro de México

We measured the length, width, volume, and weight of 871 freshly laid eggs of 28 clutches of Ctenosaura pectinata. The iguanas were obtained from a tropical dry forest area in central Mexico. The relative clutch mass was related positively to the average egg weight but not to average egg volume. Unl...

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Main Authors: Rubén Castro-Franco, María Guadalupe Bustos-Zagal, Fausto R. Méndez-De la Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2011-03-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Subjects:
Ctenosaura pectinata
México
inversión parental
variación en la puesta
Mexico
parental investment
clutch variation
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