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From a conservational viewpoint, some freshwater turtles may represent a more
practical subject for TSD studies (in comparison to sea turtles) because the eggs of
some species are available commercially in large numbers from captive breeding
operations. 111
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The research from our laboratory that was cited in this review was made possible
through previous support by MS-AL Sea Grant Consortium, the Alabama Center
for Estuarine Studies, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the University of
Alabama at Birmingham. The author would like to acknowledge Alyssa Geis and
Chris Murdock for critiquing this manuscript.
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(Agamidaie, Lacertilien). C.R. Seanc. Soc. Biol. 160, 620–622. 1966.
2. Bull, J.J. Sex determination in reptiles. Q. Rev. Biol. 55, 3–21. 1980.
3. Janzen, F. and Paukstis, G.L. Environmental sex determination in reptiles: ecology,
evolution, and experimental design. Q. Rev. Biol. 66, 149–179. 1991.
4. Cree, A., Thompson, M.B., and Daugherty, C.H. Tuatara sex determination. Nature
375, 543. 1995.
5. Marshall Graves, J.A. and Shetty, S. Sex from W to Z: evolution of vertebrate sex
chromosomes and sex determining genes. J. Exp. Zool. 290, 449–462. 2001.
6. Reinhold, K. Nest-site philopatry and selection for environmental sex determination.
Evol. Ecol. 12, 245–250. 1998.
7. Shine, R. Why is sex determined by nest temperature in many reptiles? Trends Ecol.
Environ. 14, 186–189. 1999.
8. Girondot, M. A fifth hypothesis for the evolution of TSD in reptiles. Trends Ecol.
Environ. 14, 359–360. 1999.
9. Yntema, C.L. and Mrosovsky, N. Sexual differentiation in hatchling loggerheads
(Caretta caretta) incubated at different controlled temperatures. Herpetologica 36,
33–36. 1980.
10. Miller, J.D. and Limpus, C.J. Proceedings of the Melbourne Herpetological Symposium, The Zoological Board of Victoria, Australia, 1981.
11. Morreale, S.J. et al. Temperature dependent sex determination: current practices
threaten conservation of sea turtles. Science 216, 1245–1247. 1982.
12. Mrosovsky, N., Dutton, P.H., and Whitmore, C.P. Sex ratios of two species of sea
turtles nesting in Suriname. Can. J. Zool. 62, 2227–2239. 1984.
13. McCoy, C.J., Vogt, R.C., and Censky, E.J. Temperature-controlled sex determination
in the sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea. J. Herpetol. 17, 404–406. 1983.
14. Merchant-Larios, H., Fierro, I.V., and Urruiza, B.C. Gonadal morphogenesis under
controlled temperature in the sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea. Herpetol. Monogr.
1989, 43–61. 1989.
15. Wibbels, T., Rostal, D.C., and Byles, R. High pivotal temperature in the sex determination of the olive ridley sea turtle from Playa Nancite, Costa Rica. Copeia 1998,
1086–1088. 1998.
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The Biology of Sea Turtles, Vol. II
From a conservational viewpoint, some freshwater turtles may represent a more
practical subject for TSD studies (in comparison to sea turtles) because the eggs of
some species are available commercially in large numbers from captive breeding
operations. 111
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The research from our laboratory that was cited in this review was made possible
through previous support by MS-AL Sea Grant Consortium, the Alabama Center
for Estuarine Studies, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the University of
Alabama at Birmingham. The author would like to acknowledge Alyssa Geis and
Chris Murdock for critiquing this manuscript.
REFERENCES
1. Charnier, M. Action de la temperature sur la sex-ratio chez l’embryon d’Agama agama
(Agamidaie, Lacertilien). C.R. Seanc. Soc. Biol. 160, 620–622. 1966.
2. Bull, J.J. Sex determination in reptiles. Q. Rev. Biol. 55, 3–21. 1980.
3. Janzen, F. and Paukstis, G.L. Environmental sex determination in reptiles: ecology,
evolution, and experimental design. Q. Rev. Biol. 66, 149–179. 1991.
4. Cree, A., Thompson, M.B., and Daugherty, C.H. Tuatara sex determination. Nature
375, 543. 1995.
5. Marshall Graves, J.A. and Shetty, S. Sex from W to Z: evolution of vertebrate sex
chromosomes and sex determining genes. J. Exp. Zool. 290, 449–462. 2001.
6. Reinhold, K. Nest-site philopatry and selection for environmental sex determination.
Evol. Ecol. 12, 245–250. 1998.
7. Shine, R. Why is sex determined by nest temperature in many reptiles? Trends Ecol.
Environ. 14, 186–189. 1999.
8. Girondot, M. A fifth hypothesis for the evolution of TSD in reptiles. Trends Ecol.
Environ. 14, 359–360. 1999.
9. Yntema, C.L. and Mrosovsky, N. Sexual differentiation in hatchling loggerheads
(Caretta caretta) incubated at different controlled temperatures. Herpetologica 36,
33–36. 1980.
10. Miller, J.D. and Limpus, C.J. Proceedings of the Melbourne Herpetological Symposium, The Zoological Board of Victoria, Australia, 1981.
11. Morreale, S.J. et al. Temperature dependent sex determination: current practices
threaten conservation of sea turtles. Science 216, 1245–1247. 1982.
12. Mrosovsky, N., Dutton, P.H., and Whitmore, C.P. Sex ratios of two species of sea
turtles nesting in Suriname. Can. J. Zool. 62, 2227–2239. 1984.
13. McCoy, C.J., Vogt, R.C., and Censky, E.J. Temperature-controlled sex determination
in the sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea. J. Herpetol. 17, 404–406. 1983.
14. Merchant-Larios, H., Fierro, I.V., and Urruiza, B.C. Gonadal morphogenesis under
controlled temperature in the sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea. Herpetol. Monogr.
1989, 43–61. 1989.
15. Wibbels, T., Rostal, D.C., and Byles, R. High pivotal temperature in the sex determination of the olive ridley sea turtle from Playa Nancite, Costa Rica. Copeia 1998,
1086–1088. 1998.
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