Female reproductive life history traits of the meadow lizard, Darevskia praticola [Eversmann, 1834] [Squamata: Lacertidae] from the westernmost boundary of the species range

• Autorzy: Ljubisavljevic K , Dzukic G. , Kalezic M.L.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We presented the first data on female reproductive traits of the meadow lizard Darevskia praticola from the westernmost boundary of the species range (Peridanubian Serbia). Mating occurs during April and May, oviposition period occurs in June, and hatching takes place in July. Females mature at body sizes of 49.5 mm of snout-vent length (SVL). One clutch is produced annually. The average clutch size of 5.7 eggs (range 4 – 8) represents the largest recorded for this species. Clutch size and clutch mass increased significantly with the mother’s SVL. There was no evidence of the predicted trade-off between egg size and clutch size, as well as of variation in egg size associated with maternal SVL. The relative clutch mass (RCM) was rather high (0.60) for lacertid species and was not correlated with female size.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Serbia; Lacertidae; lizard; female reproductive trait; oviposition period; Squamata; Darevskia praticola; meadow lizard

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: 56
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.289-297,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Ljubisavljevic K

• Institute for Biological Research 'Sinisa Stankovic', Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia

autor

Dzukic G.

autor

Kalezic M.L.

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