Univariate and multivariate plasticity in response to incubation temperature in an Australian lizard

• Published in: Journal of experimental biology Vol. 225; no. 22
• Main Authors: de Jong, Madeleine J, White, Craig R, Wong, Bob B M, Chapple, David G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Company of Biologists Ltd 15.11.2022
• Subjects: Adaptation, Physiological - physiology; Animals; Australia; Cold Temperature; Lizards - physiology; Phenotype; Temperature; Australia; Phenotypic integration; Lampropholis delicata; Phenotypic plasticity; Developmental environment; Multivariate phenotype; Thermal physiology

Environments, particularly developmental environments, can generate a considerable amount of phenotypic variation through phenotypic plasticity. Plasticity in response to incubation temperature is well characterised in egg-laying reptiles. However, traits do not always vary independently of one anot...