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Physiological variability in yearling alligators: clutch differences at rest and during activity.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology - 1 May 2012
Bagatto B, Crossley D A, Altimiras J, Elsey R M, Hicks J W
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The adult phenotype of an organism is the result of its genotype, the environment, and the interaction between the two. Assessing the relative contribution of these factors to the final adult phenotype continues to occupy researchers. Studies have shown clutch effects early in development but few have investigated the persistence of clutch effects on a longer time scale. Five clutches of American alligators were...
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