Embryonic temperature influences juvenile temperature choice and growth rate in snapping turtles Chelydra serpentina.
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Embryonic temperature influences juvenile temperature choice and growth rate in snapping turtles Chelydra serpentina.
Snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) demonstrate temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD): intermediate egg incubation temperatures (23-27 degrees C) produce males, while extreme temperatures produce females. Snapping turtles are also sexually dimorphic: adult males are typically larger than females. Previous researchers hypothesized that male-producing egg temperatures enhanced the grow...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental Biology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1477-9145,0022-0949
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.201.3.439