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' …

Incubation is a vital component of reproduction and parental care in birds. Maintaining
temperatures within a narrow range is necessary for embryonic development and hatching …

Nest‐site selection behavior is a maternal effect that contributes to offspring survival and
variation in offspring phenotypes that are subject to natural selection. We investigated nest …

The nesting habitat of most freshwater turtle species has been described, but factors
influencing maternal nest site selection have rarely been tested experimentally. Offspring …

Species with large geographical ranges provide an excellent model for studying how
different populations respond to dissimilar local conditions, particularly with respect to …

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 …

Ectothermic vertebrates have colonized regions that are seasonally or perpetually cold, and
some species, particularly terrestrial hibernators, must cope with temperatures that fall …

Under temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), temperatures experienced by
embryos during development determine the sex of the offspring. Consequently, populations …

Evolutionary thermal adaptation is increasingly being elucidated in a variety of systems.
However, one of the most striking examples, temperature-dependent sex determination …