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