Early environments can profoundly influence an organism in ways that persist over its life. In
reptiles, early thermal environments (nest temperatures) can impact offspring phenotype and …

Oviposition-site choice is a major maternal effect by which females can affect the survival
and phenotype of their offspring. Across oviparous species, the ultimate reasons for females' …

Nest site selection in reptiles can affect the fitness of the parents through the survival of their
offspring because environmental factors influence embryo survivorship, hatchling quality …

Among reptiles that show temperature‐dependent sex determination, sex ratios vary across
constant incubation temperatures in ways sufficiently predictable to allow classification into …

Incubation temperature influences hatchling phenotypes such as sex, size, shape, color,
behavior, and locomotor performance in many reptiles, and there is growing concern that …

Viviparity has evolved many times within squamate reptiles, mostly in cool climates, but the
selective advantages of uterine retention of eggs remain obscure. Previous analyses have …

The phenotypes of hatchling reptiles are known to be affected by the thermal environments
they experience during incubation, but the evolutionary and ecological significance of this …

This book presents a comparative view of chelonian reproduction and discusses
ecophysiological implications for their captive breeding. Chelonians, with their protective …

Life‐history evolution in short‐lived organisms has been investigated extensively, but little is
known empirically about the causes of the different life‐history strategies of long‐lived …

This book is comprised of 12 chapters covering topics in reptilian incubation. The chapters
are written by several authors. This book is aimed at serving as a valuable reference text for …