Are the phenotypic traits of hatchling lizards affected by maternal allocation of steroid hormones to the egg?

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In lizards as in many other kinds of animals, strong maternal effects on the phenotypic traits of hatchlings are frequently reported. One plausible non-genetic mechanism that might produce such differences among clutches involves maternal allocation of steroid hormones. Lizard eggs often display considerable inter-clutch variation in the quantities of maternally allocated steroids, and exogenous application of...

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