Environmental sex reversal, Trojan sex genes, and sex ratio adjustment: Conditions and population consequences: INVITED REVIEW

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 627-646

  Stelkens, Rike B ^a   Wedekind, Claus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Conservation; Environmental sex reversal; Population management; Sex determination; Sex ratio; Trojan sex genes

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FISH; GENDER AND SEX; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REPTILE; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX RATIO;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FISHES; MALE; REPTILES; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX RATIO; SEX REVERSAL, GONADAL;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 77749251787     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04526.x     Document Type: Review

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