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9781588342034

Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination in Vertebrates

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  • ISBN13:

    9781588342034

  • ISBN10:

    1588342034

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-01-17
  • Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press

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Summary

Edited by the world's foremost authorities on the subject, with essays by leading scholars in the field, this work shows how the sex of reptiles and many fish is determined not by the chromosomes they inherit but by the temperature at which incubation takes place.

Author Biography

Nicole Valenzuela is an evolutionary biologist specializing in temperature-dependent sex determinations. She lives in Ames, IA. Valentine Lance is the world's leading scholar of TSD. He lives in San Diego, CA.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(4)
Nicole Valenzuela
Perspective on Sex Determination: Past and Future
5(6)
James J. Bull
Part 1 Prevalence of Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination in Vertebrates
Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination in Fishes
11(10)
David O. Conover
Turtle Sex-Determining Modes and TSD Patterns, and Some TSD Pattern Correlates
21(12)
Michael A. Ewert
Cory R. Etchberger
Craig E. Nelson
Prevalence of TSD in Crocodilians
33(9)
Denis C. Deeming
Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination in Lizards
42(11)
Peter S. Harlow
Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination in Tuataras
53(6)
Nicola J. Nelson
Alison Cree
Michael B. Thompson
Susan N. Keall
Charles H. Daugherty
Thermal Sex Reversals in Amphibians
59(12)
Dominique Chardard
May Penrad-Mobayed
Amand Chesnel
Claude Pieau
Christian Dournon
Part 2 Thermal Effects, Ecology, and Interactions
General Effects of Temperature on Animal Biology
71(8)
Marshall D. Mccue
Thermal Models of TSD under Laboratory and Field Conditions
79(11)
Arthur Georges
Sean Doody
Kerry Beggs
Jeanne Young
Phenotypic Effects of Incubation Temperature in Reptiles
90(9)
Turk Rhen
Jeffrey W. Lang
The Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination Drama: Same Cast, Different Stars
99(12)
Allen R. Place
Valentine A. Lance
Yolk Steroid Hormones and Their Possible Roles in TSD Species
111(10)
Pamela K. Elf
Part 3 Evolutionary Considerations
Phylogenetics: Which Was First, TSD or GSD?
121(10)
Fredric J. Janzen
James G. Krenz
Evolution and Maintenance of Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination
131(17)
Nicole Valenzuela
Implications of Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination for Population Dynamics
148(9)
Marc Girondot
Virginie Delmas
Philippe Rivalan
Franck Courchamp
Anne-Caroline Prevot-Julliard
Matthew H. Godfrey
Conclusions: Missing Links and Future Directions 157(4)
Nicole Valenzuela
Literature Cited 161(26)
Contributors 187(4)
Index 191

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