Latitudinal clines in an ectothermic vertebrate: Countergradient variation in body size, growth rate, and reproductive effort in the prairie lizard

Published: 11 June 2024| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/rryrm8dtg3.1
Contributors:
Travis Robbins, Tiffany Hegdahl

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We assessed body size, growth rates, and reproductive traits for prairie lizard (S. consobrinus) populations along the latitudinal thermal gradient and compared body size clines between S. consobrinus and eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) populations.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha Biology Department

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Animal Physiology, Animal Reproduction, Animal Ecology

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