Sex-ratio bias across populations of a freshwater turtle (Testudines: Chelidae) with genotypic sex determination

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 475-480

  Georges, Arthur ^a   Guarino, Fiorenzo ^a   White, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GENOTYPE; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; TURTLE;

CHELIDAE; EMYDURA MACQUARII; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33749395369     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR06047     Document Type: Article

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