Does sex-ratio selection influence nest-site choice in a reptile with temperaturedependent sex determination?

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 280, Issue 1772, 2013, Pages

  Mitchell, Timothy S ^a   Maciel, Jessica A ^a   Janzen, Fredric J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental sex determination; Maternal effects; Nest site choice; Sex ratio selection; Turtle

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FITNESS; MATERNAL EFFECT; NEST SITE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SELECTION; SITE SELECTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURTLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LONGEVITY; MALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; ILLINOIS; LONGEVITY; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASONS; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE; TURTLES;

EID: 84902649402     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2460     Document Type: Article

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