Some like it dry: Water restriction overrides heterogametic sex determination in two reptiles

Some like it dry: Water restriction overrides heterogametic sex determination in two reptiles

Abstract The evolution of sex determination is complex and yet crucial in our understanding of population stability. In ectotherms, sex determination involves a variety of mechanisms including genetic determination (GSD), environment determination (ESD), but also interactions between the two via sex...

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Main Authors: Andréaz Dupoué, Olivier Lourdais, Sandrine Meylan, François Brischoux, Frédéric Angelier, David Rozen‐Rechels, Yoan Marcangeli, Béatriz Decencière, Simon Agostini, Jean‐François Le Galliard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-06-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
dehydration
early growth
gestation
heterogamety
sex determination
sex ratio
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5229

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5229

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