Maternally derived egg yolk steroid hormones and sex determination: Review of a paradox in reptiles

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1213-1220

  Radder, Rajkumar S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lizards; Reptiles; Sex allocation; Sex determination; Yolk steroids

Indexed keywords

STEROID HORMONE;

EGG; HORMONE; LITERATURE REVIEW; REPTILE; SEX DETERMINATION; STEROID;

EGG YOLK; NONHUMAN; REPTILE; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; VERTEBRATE;

AVES; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 35348820640     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-007-0123-z     Document Type: Review

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