Snakes of both sexes display remarkable flexibility and diversity in their reproductive tactics.
Many features of reproduction in female snakes (such as reproductive mode and frequency …

Seasonal movements between foraging, breeding, and overwintering sites occur in a wide
variety of reptile species. Terrestrial snakes, lizards, and turtles migrate short distances (< 20 …

Energy storage is an important component of life-history variation. Some organisms ("
income breeders") fuel reproductive expenditure by simultaneous feeding, whereas others (" …

This book presents a comparative view of chelonian reproduction and discusses
ecophysiological implications for their captive breeding. Chelonians, with their protective …

The strategy of relying extensively on stored nutrient reserves for reproduction (capital
breeding) was thought to be common in large‐bodied birds breeding in harsh environments …

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is the fifth of five second-
edition volumes representing a comprehensive and integrated overview of hormones and …

Feeding rates influence reproductive output in many kinds of animals, but we need to
understand the timescale of this influence before we can compare reproductive energy …

The diel vertical migration (DVM) of the copepod Metridia pacifica was examined in Dabob
Bay (47° 45.05′ N, 122° 49.71′ W), a fjord in Washington state. Although the population …

In the wet–dry tropics of northern Australia, temperatures are high and stable year-round but
monsoonal rainfall is highly seasonal and variable both annually and spatially. Many …

Because snakes have a highly simplified morphology, and many species have a wide (and
broadly overlapping) range of adult body sizes within each sex, they offer an excellent …