This book is comprised of 12 chapters covering topics in reptilian incubation. The chapters
are written by several authors. This book is aimed at serving as a valuable reference text for …

Pregnant females modify their thermoregulatory behaviour in many species of viviparous
(live‐bearing) reptiles, typically maintaining higher and more stable body temperatures at …

Temperature‐dependent sex determination (TSD) occurs in all major reptile lineages, but
the selective forces and physiological mechanisms that link sex to incubation temperature …

In egg-laying species, maternal oviposition choice can influence egg survival and offspring
phenotypes. According to the maternal-preference offspring-performance hypothesis …

Mediterranean vipers are ecologically very similar. When in contact, they constitute an
exceptional model to study the effects of competitive interactions and niche segregation …

Cold-climate reptiles show three kinds of adaptation to provide warmer incubation regimes
for their developing embryos: maternal selection of hot nest sites; prolonged uterine …

In terrestrial snakes, many cases of intraspecific shifts in dietary habits as a function of
predator sex and body size are driven by gape limitation and hence are most common in …

Morphological variation of vipers of the Vipera berus complex in Eastern Romania, the
Republic of Moldova and Western and Central Ukraine was studied using multivariate …

In many taxa of squamate reptiles, thermal conditions during incubation affect fitness-
relevant phenotypic traits of the offspring. Therefore, a gravid female can enhance the fitness …

Colour polymorphism is widespread among vertebrates and plays important roles in prey–
predator interactions, thermoregulation, social competition, and sexual selection. However …