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Climatic and geographic predictors of life history variation in Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus): A range-wide synthesis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Hileman Eric T, King Richard B, Adamski John M, Anton Thomas G, Bailey Robyn L, Baker Sarah J, Bieser Nickolas D, Bell Thomas A, Bissell Kristin M, Bradke Danielle R, Campa Henry, Casper Gary S, Cedar Karen, Cross Matthew D, DeGregorio Brett A, Dreslik Michael J, Faust Lisa J, Harvey Daniel S, Hay Robert W, Jellen Benjamin C, Johnson Brent D, Johnson Glenn, Kiel Brooke D, Kingsbury Bruce A, Kowalski Matthew J, Lee Yu Man, Lentini Andrew M, Marshall John C, Mauger David, Moore Jennifer A, Paloski Rori A, Phillips Christopher A, Pratt Paul D, Preney Thomas, Prior Kent A, Promaine Andrew, Redmer Michael, Reinert Howard K, Rouse Jeremy D, Shoemaker Kevin T, Sutton Scott, VanDeWalle Terry J, Weatherhead Patrick J, Wynn Doug, Yagi Anne
Abstract excerpt
Elucidating how life history traits vary geographically is important to understanding variation in population dynamics. Because many aspects of ectotherm life history are climate-dependent, geographic variation in climate is expected to have a large impact on population dynamics through effects on annual survival, body size, growth rate, age at first reproduction, size-fecundity relationship, and reproductive...
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