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Temperature-dependent sex determination in vertebrates / edited by Nicole Valenzuela and Valentine Lance.

Other author/creatorValenzuela, Nicole.
Other author/creatorLance, Valentine, 1940-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Smithsonian Books, ©2004.
Descriptionvi, 194 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Perspective on sex determination : past and future / James J. Bull -- Temperature-dependent sex determination in fishes / David O. Conover -- Turtle sex-determining modes and TSD patterns, and some TSD pattern correlates / Michael A. Ewert, Cory R. Etchberger, and Craig E. Nelson -- Prevalence of TSD in crocodilians / Denis C. Deeming -- Temperature-dependent sex determination in lizards / Peter S. Harlow -- Temperature-dependent sex determination in tuataras / Nicola J. Nelson ... [et al.] -- Thermal sex reversals in amphibians / Dominique Chardard ... [et al.] -- General effects of temperature on animal biology / Marshall D. McCue -- Thermal models of TSD under laboratory and field conditions / Arthur Georges ... [et al.] -- Phenotypic effects of incubation temperature in reptiles / Turk Rhen and Jeffrey W. Lang -- The temperature-dependent sex determination drama : same cast, different stars / Allen R. Place and Valentine A. Lance -- Yolk steroid hormones and their possible roles in TSD Species / Pamela K. Elf -- Phylogenetics : which was first, TSD or GSD? / Fredric J. Janzen and James G. Krenz -- Evolution and maintenance of temperature-dependent sex determination / Nicole Valenzuela -- Implications of temperature-dependent sex determination for population dynamics / Marc Girondot ... [et al.] -- Conclusions : missing links and future directions / Nicole Valenzuela.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 161-186) and index.
LCCN 2004042882
ISBN1588342034

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Joyner General Stacks QP278.5 .T45 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold