10.5061/DRYAD.28524
Li, Shu-Ran
Wenzhou University
Chinese Academy of Sciences
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zoological Society of London
Hao, Xin
Chinese Academy of Sciences
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zoological Society of London
Wang, Yang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zoological Society of London
Sun, Bao-jun
Zoological Society of London
Bi, Jun-Huai
Inner Mongolia Normal University
Zhang, Yong-Pu
Wenzhou University
Janzen, Fredric J.
Iowa State University
Du, Wei-Guo
Zoological Society of London
Data from: Female lizards choose warm, moist nests that improve embryonic
survivorship and offspring fitness
Dryad
dataset
2018
reptile
Nest-site choice
Agamidae
Phrynocephalus przewalskii
Hatchling
Squamata
Oviposition
Reptilia
Maternal Effect
2018-09-18T00:00:00Z
2018-09-18T00:00:00Z
en
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12995
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1. The fitness consequence of maternal nest-site choice has attracted
increasing scientific attention, but field studies identifying the
long-term effects of nest-site choice on offspring survival and
reproductive success are still rare in vertebrates. 2. To investigate the
consequences of nest-site choice in lizards, we quantified the thermal and
hydric conditions of nest sites that were chosen by female toad-headed
agama (Phrynocephalus przewalskii) in the desert steppe of northern China.
We also determined the effect of nest-site choice on embryonic development
and survival and on offspring growth, survival, and maturity by comparing
the embryos and offspring from maternally and randomly chosen nest sites.
3. We found that female toad-headed agama chose warm and moist nest sites
that improved the developmental rate and survivorship of embryos and
promoted the post-hatching growth, sexual maturity, reproduction, and
fitness of offspring, thereby improving their reproductive success. 4.
Such studies on short-lived lizards across multiple stages of embryonic
and postembryonic ontogeny are critical for fully understanding the
fitness consequences of nest-site choice.
lizard nest environment and its influence on hatchling fitnessData of nest
site selection.xls
Inner Mongolia
China