Temperature and sex determination
By gregladen on December 2, 2014. Some interesting new research. The paper is, unfortunately, behind a paywall but they made a video, so it is worth posting. Here's the press release for the paper: Scientists know that temperature determines sex in certain reptiles—alligators, lizards, turtles, and possibly dinosaurs. In many turtles, warm temperatures during incubation create females. Cold temperatures, males. But no one understands why. A recent study sheds further light on this question. The findings of researchers Kayla Bieser, assistant professor at Northland College,...
Source: scienceblogs.com