Maternal condition and nest site choice: An alternative for the maintenance of environmental sex determination?

American Zoologist

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-168

  Roosenburo, Willem M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL CONDITION; NEST SITE CHOICE;

MALACLEMYS TERRAPIN;

EID: 0030442676     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/36.2.157     Document Type: Article

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