Climatic warming, sex ratios, and red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) in Illinois

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-69

  Tucker, John K ^a   Dolan, Chad R ^a,b   Lamer, James T ^a,c   Dustman, Emily A ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b Iowa Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

^c WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^e MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climatic warming; Emydidae; Illinois; Reptilia; Sex ratio; Temperature dependent sex determination; Testudines; Trachemys scripta elegans; Turtle; USA

Indexed keywords

EMYDIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA ELEGANS;

EID: 50249178633     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/CCB-0670.1     Document Type: Article

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