Luis J. Villanueva-Rivera writes:
> This paper answers the question:
>
> Warner, D. A., and R. Shine. 2008. The adaptive significance of
> temperature-dependent sex determination in a reptile. Nature 451,
> 566-568.
The Warner & Shine paper above resurrects the 30-year old Charnov-Bull model for
Hi,
This paper answers the question:
Warner, D. A., and R. Shine. 2008. The adaptive significance of
temperature-dependent sex determination in a reptile. Nature 451,
566-568.
Luis J. Villanueva-Rivera
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Hi, Thilina, et al.,
I don't think there is any single or simple answer to this question.
First of all, as Wirt Atmar's answer point's out, historical factors are
certainly very important. Some evolutionary "decisions" were made in the
Carboniferous, and we are still living with the consequ
Thilina asks:
> I have a question on the temperature dependant sex determination of
> reptiles. What is the evolutionary or ecological advantage of such a
> phenomena, especially in reptiles when the females are produced under both
> low and high temperature extremities?
The simple answer is that
Hi all
I have a question on the temperature dependant sex determination of
reptiles. What is the evolutionary or ecological advantage of such a
phenomena, especially in reptiles when the females are produced under both
low and high temperature extremities?
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Thilina Dilan Surasinghe (BS in Zoo
