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Dr. Peter H. Niewiarowski

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Fecundity

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The Evolution Of Reproductive Effort In Squamate Reptiles: Costs, Trade- Offs, And Assumptions Reconsidered, Peter Niewiarowski, Arthur Dunham Mar 2015

The Evolution Of Reproductive Effort In Squamate Reptiles: Costs, Trade- Offs, And Assumptions Reconsidered, Peter Niewiarowski, Arthur Dunham

Dr. Peter H. Niewiarowski

We evaluated Shine and Schwarzkopf's (ss) model of the evolution of reproductive effort (RE) in squamate reptiles.


Effects Of Mortality Risk And Growth On A Model Of Reproductive Effort: Why The Shine And Schwarzkopf Model Is Not General, Peter Niewiarowski, Arthur Dunham Mar 2015

Effects Of Mortality Risk And Growth On A Model Of Reproductive Effort: Why The Shine And Schwarzkopf Model Is Not General, Peter Niewiarowski, Arthur Dunham

Dr. Peter H. Niewiarowski

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.