Differential early-life survival underlies the adaptive significance of temperature-dependent sex determination in a long-lived reptile
S. Bock, Y. Loera, J. Johnson, C. Smaga, D. L. Haskins, T. Tuberville, R. Singh, T. Rainwater, P. Wilkinson, B. B. Parrott
The study tests the survival-to-maturity hypothesis for temperature-dependent sex determination in alligators, finding male-promoting temperatures enhance hatchling survival regardless of sex.
Functional Ecology · Sep 19, 2023Peer-reviewedEcology