Temperature, phenotype, and the evolution of temperature-dependent sex determination: How do natural incubations compare to laboratory incubations?

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 314, Issue 1 B, 2010, Pages 86-93

  Paitz, Ryan T ^a   Gould, Amelia C ^a   Holgersson, Mikael C N ^a   Bowden, Rachel M ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INCUBATOR; MALE; OOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; ILLINOIS; INCUBATORS; MALE; OVUM; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); TEMPERATURE; TURTLES;

REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA;

EID: 72649104381     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21312     Document Type: Article

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