Temperature effects on sex determination in yellow pond turtle (Mauremys mutica Cantor)

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 620-625

  Zhu, Xin Ping ^a,b,c   Chen, Yong Le ^a   Wei, Cheng Qing ^c   Liu, Yi Hui ^c   Gui, Jian Fang ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Sex determination; Temperature; Yellow pond turtle (Mauremys mutica Cantor)

Indexed keywords

EMYDIDAE; EMYDURA; MAUREMYS MUTICA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33644954328     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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