A mechanistic model of temperature-dependent sex determination in a chelonian: The European pond turtle

Functional Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-93

  Delmas, V ^a,b   Prevot Julliard, A C ^a,b   Pieau, C ^c   Girondot, M ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Fluctuating temperature; Mechanistic model; Sex ratio; TSD; Turtle

Indexed keywords

PHYSIOLOGY; POND; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TEMPERATURE; TURTLE;

EMYS; EMYS ORBICULARIS; SAUROPSIDA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 38149068933     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01349.x     Document Type: Article

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