Does the variance of incubation temperatures always constitute a significant selective force for origin of reptilian viviparity?

To test the hypothesis that the variance of incubation temperature may have constituted a significant selective force for reptilian viviparity, we incubated eggs of the slender forest skink Scincella modesta in five thermally different natural nests and at two constant temperatures (18 °C and 21 °C)...

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Main Author: Hong LI, Zheng WANG, Ce CHEN, Xiang JI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2012-12-01
Series:Current Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=12147