Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination in

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.

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.

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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Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination in Vertebrates

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