... on metabolic costs of reproduction: insight from the bimodal lizard Zootoca vivipara . J. Exp. Biol. 217 , 4049 - 4056 . 10.1242/jeb.104315 Gallardo , G. A. and Cruz , F. B. ( 2023 ). Drivers of fecundity in oviparous lizards from arid Andean foothills: the case of a Liolaemus...

... of oviparous reptiles do extract calcium from eggshells but vary interspecifically in exploitation of this resource. The pattern of embryonic calcium nutrition of the corn snake, Pantherophis guttatus , is similar to a diversity of squamate species: embryos obtain most calcium from yolk, yet also mobilize...

...Thomas Foucart; Olivier Lourdais; Dale F. DeNardo; Benoit Heulin Examination of the selective forces behind the transition from oviparity to viviparity in vertebrates must include an understanding of the relative energy costs of the two reproductive modes. However, interspecific comparisons...

...Sophie Lorioux; Dale F. DeNardo; Root Gorelick; Olivier Lourdais SUMMARY Embryonic life is particularly sensitive to its surroundings, and the developmental environment can have long-lasting effects on offspring. In oviparous species, the impacts of the developmental environment on offspring traits...