Do TSD, sex ratios, and nest characteristics influence the vulnerability of tuatara to global warming?

International Congress Series

Volumn 1275, Issue , 2004, Pages 250-257

  Nelson, Nicola J ^a   Thompson, Michael B ^b   Pledger, Shirley ^a   Keall, Susan N ^a   Daugherty, Charles H ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Global warming; Nest variability; Reptilia; Sex ratio; Sphenodon; Temperature dependent sex determination; TSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645817362     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2004.08.093     Document Type: Article

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