Whether species that have persisted throughout historic climatic upheavals will survive
contemporary climate change will depend on their ecological and physiological traits, their …

The New World silversides (family Atherinopsidae) are found in marine, estuarine and
inland waters of North, Central and South America, where they are ecologically important as …

Marine turtles utilise terrestrial and marine habitats and several aspects of their life history
are tied to environmental features that are altering due to rapid climate change. We overview …

The great diversity of sex determination mechanisms in animals and plants ranges from
genetic sex determination (GSD, eg mammals, birds, and most dioecious plants) to …

Many species of oviparous reptiles, including crocodilians, a majority of turtles, some lizards
and the 2 closely related species of Sphenodon have been shown to display temperature …

Es wird befürchtet, dass der anthropogene Klimawandel insbesondere auf die ektothermen
Gruppen der Amphibien und Reptilien starke Auswirkungen haben könnte. Veränderungen …

Habitat alteration represents the primary driving force for the loss of biological diversity
worldwide (Vitousek et al. 1997). Anthropogenic habitat alteration and degradation has …

Sex Determination and Differentiation in Reptiles Page 1 Sex Determination and Differentiation
in Reptiles Editor Ettore Olmo, Ancona 37 figures, 12 in color, and 15 tables, 2010 Basel • …