Arrested embryonic development involves the downregulation or cessation of active cell
division and metabolic activity, and the capability of an animal to arrest embryonic …

Squamate reptiles represent an ideal group for studies of viviparity, because they have
evolved this reproductive pattern frequently, relatively recently, and at low taxonomic levels …

Effects of incubation temperature on embryo survival, incubation duration, hatchling size,
post-hatching growth, and sprint speed were studied in the lizard Podarcis muralis. Embryos …

Lacertid lizards exhibit sexual dimorphism in size corrected values for abdomen (always
larger in females) and head (larger in males) lengths. Relative abdomen length increased …

Eggs of wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) were incubated at three temperatures approaching
the upper limit of viability for embryonic development in this species (26, 29, and 32° C) to …

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 …

Average field body temperatures of pregnant female Podarcis muralis (32.62° C) were
significantly lower than that of males and non-pregnant females (overall average: 33.74° C) …

We review life-history variation along elevation in animals and plants and illustrate its
drivers, mechanisms and constraints. Elevation shapes life histories into suites of correlated …

Viviparity in squamate reptiles is presumed to evolve in cold climates by selection for
increasingly longer periods of egg retention. Longer periods of egg retention may require …

Among (different) clutch variation in egg composition, influence of thermal and hydric
environments on incubating eggs, embryonic use of energy and nutrients, and hatchling …