Evolution of the gene network underlying gonadogenesis in turtles with temperature-dependent and genotypic sex determination

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 476-485

  Valenzuela, Nicole ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATORINAE; APALONE MUTICA; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 53549124677     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icn031     Document Type: Article

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