Morphology forms the most fundamental level of data in vertebrate palaeontology because it
is through interpretations of morphology that taxa are identified, creating the basis for broad …

Sex-determining mechanisms in reptiles can be divided into two convenient classifications:
genotypic (GSD) and environmental (ESD). While a number of types of GSD have been …

Motivation over the last 12 years I have been collecting trait and geographic data on lizards.
These data could be useful for scientists studying this remarkable reptilian radiation …

A study of Blanding's turtles conducted during 27 of the last 37 years provided demographic
data sufficient to examine how life‐history characteristics may constrain population …

Ten traits related to life history theory were measured or estimated for 71 freshwater fish
species from two locations in the Venezuelan llanos. Multivariate statistics and cluster …

Lizard life-history characteristics vary widely among species and populations. Most authors
seek adaptive or phylogenetic explanations for life-history patterns, which are usually …

The theory of r‐and K‐selection was one of the first predictive models for life‐history
evolution. It helped to galvanize the empirical field of comparative life‐history and dominated …

SYNOPSIS. A study of common snap** turtles conducted from 1975 through 1992 in
southeastern Michigan provided sufficient demographic data to examine how life history …

Relationships between morphology, physiology, or biochemistry, on the one hand, and
behavior and ecology, on the other, have been widely documented, as this volume attests …

Bergmann's rule is currently defined as a within‐species tendency for increasing body size
with increasing latitude or decreasing environmental temperature. This well‐known …