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Clutch size and reproductive effort in the lizard Lacerta vivipara Jacquin

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The ratio clutch weight: body weight in Lacerta vivipara is 0.4; larger lizards produce more eggs, and total clutch weight is isometric with body weight. The clutch represents between 7% and 9% of the estimated annual assimilation of a female lizard, and 23–24% of the assimilation during the period between emergence from hibernation and the establishment of the eggs in the oviducts.

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Avery, R.A. Clutch size and reproductive effort in the lizard Lacerta vivipara Jacquin. Oecologia 19, 165–170 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00369099

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