At What Cost? Trade-Offs and Influences on Energetic Investment in Tail Regeneration in Lizards Following Autotomy.

At What Cost? Trade-Offs and Influences on Energetic Investment in Tail Regeneration in Lizards Following Autotomy.

Caudal autotomy, the ability to shed a portion of the tail, is a widespread defence strategy among lizards. Following caudal autotomy, and during regeneration, lizards face both short- and long-term costs associated with the physical loss of the tail and the energy required for regeneration. As such...

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Main Authors: Barr, James I, Boisvert, Catherine, Bateman, Bill
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
caudal autotomy
fracture plane
growth
lizard
regeneration
reproduction
trade-off
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/87408

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