Factors influencing offspring traits in the oviparous multi-clutched lizard, Calotes versicolor (Agamidae).

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dc.contributor.authorRadder, Rajkumar Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorShanbhag, Bhagyashri Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned2004-03-03en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-01T14:10:58Z
dc.date.available2004-03-03en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-01T14:10:58Z
dc.date.issued2004-03-03en_US
dc.description.abstractThe determinants of offspring size and number in the tropical oviparous multi-clutched lizard, Calotes versicolor, were examined using both univariate and multivariate (path) analyses. In C. versicolor maternal snout-vent length (SVL) and body condition influence clutch mass and clutch size but have no significant influence on offspring size. The positive effect of maternal SVL and body condition on offspring number is counterbalanced by a negative effect of breeding time on egg mass. In fact, breeding time directly influences the offspring body mass and condition through variation in the egg mass. There is a trade-off between offspring mass and condition with offspring number, and breeding time influences both. Offspring hatched from the eggs of early (May-June) or mid (July-August) breeding periods invariably show lower mass and condition than those hatched from the eggs of late breeding season (September-October). Yet, there is no variation in offspring SVL among early, mid and late clutches. Thus, in C. versicolor offspring SVL is optimized while body mass and condition are not optimized.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Zoology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRadder RS, Shanbhag BA. Factors influencing offspring traits in the oviparous multi-clutched lizard, Calotes versicolor (Agamidae). Journal of Biosciences. 2004 Mar; 29(1): 105-10en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/110646
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ias.ac.in/jbiosci/index.htmlen_US
dc.titleFactors influencing offspring traits in the oviparous multi-clutched lizard, Calotes versicolor (Agamidae).en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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