Viviparity and temperature-dependent sex determination

Sexual Development

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 119-128

  Robert, K A ^a   Thompson, M B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Maternal effects; Pregnancy; Reptiles; Sex allocation; Squamates; TSD

Indexed keywords

REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VIVIPARITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; MALE; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); VIVIPARITY, NONMAMMALIAN;

EID: 77749258979     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000260373     Document Type: Article

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