Thermosensitive period for sexual differentiation of the gonads of the fiatback turtle (Natator depressus Garman)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 521-527

  Hewavisenthi, Suhashini ^a   Parmenter, C John ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; SEX DETERMINATION; TEMPERATURE; TURTLE;

AMPHIBIA; NATATOR DEPRESSA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0036909080     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO02014     Document Type: Article

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