Agricultural practices alter sex ratios in a reptile with environmental sex determination

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1159-1166

  Freedberg, Steven ^a   Lee, Chee ^b   Pappas, Michael ^c  

^a ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Michaels Restaurant   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Chelydra serpentina; Natal homing; Sex determination; Sex ratio; Turtle

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIELD; GENETIC MARKER; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MAIZE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NEST SITE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RELATEDNESS; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SOYBEAN; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA SERPENTINA; GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79951812290     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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