[HTML][HTML] Support for a rare pattern of temperature-dependent sex determination in archaic reptiles: evidence from two species of tuatara (Sphenodon)

NJ Mitchell, NJ Nelson, A Cree, S Pledger, SN Keall… - Frontiers in …, 2006 - Springer
Background The sex of many reptiles is determined by the temperature an embryo
experiences during its development. Three patterns of temperature-dependent sex …

Pivotal temperature for green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, nesting in Suriname

MH Godfrey, N Mrosovsky - The Herpetological Journal, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
Sexual differentiation of green sea turtles is directed by incubation temperature. The
constant incubation temperature that produces both sexes is known as the pivotal …