Phenotypic consequences of incubation environment in the African elapid genus Aspidelaps

Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1996)15:33.3.CO;2-H Eggs and embryos of the African elapid genus Aspidelaps were tested for phenotypic plasticity in response to incubation temperature and hygration. Fifty-two fertile eggs, representing both A. lubricus and A. scutatus, were utilized over two successive breeding seasons. Interspecific difference in hatchling snout-vent length (SVL) was significant, but the two species were equivalent […]