"Effects of Mortality Risk and Growth on a Model of Reproductive Effort: Why the Shine and Schwarzkopf Model is Not General" by Peter H. Niewiarowski

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Effects of Mortality Risk and Growth on a Model of Reproductive Effort: Why the Shine and Schwarzkopf Model is Not General

Evolution

Peter H. Niewiarowski, University of Akron Main Campus
Arthur E. Dunham, University of Pennsylvania

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Article

Publication Date

8-1-1998

Disciplines

Life Sciences

Abstract

Using data and reanalysis of a model published by Shine and Schwarzkopf (1992), we reject the two unsubstantiated assertions made by Shine et al. (1996) about modeling the evolution of reproductive effort in squamate reptiles.

Citation Information

Peter H. Niewiarowski and Arthur E. Dunham. "Effects of Mortality Risk and Growth on a Model of Reproductive Effort: Why the Shine and Schwarzkopf Model is Not General" Evolution Vol. 52 Iss. 4 (1998) p. 1236 - 1241
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