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An experimental study of the effects of weed invasion on lizard phenotypes

Date

Authors

Downes, Sharon

Hoefer, Anke-Maria

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

We examined how a weed affected the basking and activity of a diurnal lizard, and the potential cascading effects of these shifts for life history strategies and expression of morphology. Hatchlings of the diurnal lizard Lampropholis delicata were raised

Keywords

Keywords: biological invasion; body temperature; evolutionarily stable strategy; experimental study; hatching; life history; lizard; phenotypic plasticity; thermoregulation; animal; animal behavior; article; ecosystem; environmental protection; female; histology; l Invasion; Life history; Microhabitat; Phenotypic plasticity; Thermoregulation

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/49764

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Oecologia

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s00442-007-0775-2

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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