Reproduction in a Typical Capital Breeder: Costs, Currencies, and Complications in the Aspic Viper
Reproduction in a Typical Capital Breeder: Costs, Currencies, and Complications in the Aspic Viper
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Washington, DC: Ecological Society of America
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English
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Washington, DC: Ecological Society of America
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Female aspic vipers (Vipera aspis) are "capital breeders," and delay reproduction until they have amassed large energy reserves. Data from an eight-year mark-recapture study on free-ranging vipers suggest that potential costs of reproduction were high for these animals, in terms of survival as well as growth and energy storage. Females that reprodu...
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Reproduction in a Typical Capital Breeder: Costs, Currencies, and Complications in the Aspic Viper
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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_00191424v1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_00191424v1
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0012-9658
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1939-9170
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10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2124:RIATCB]2.0.CO;2
