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ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2020

Spatial and temporal variation in nest temperatures forecasts sex ratio skews in a crocodilian with environmental sex determination.

Samantha L Bock, Russell H Lowers, Thomas R Rainwater, Eric Stolen, John M Drake, Philip M Wilkinson, Stephanie Weiss, Brenton Back, Louis Guillette, Benjamin B Parrott

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Article in Proceedings. Biological sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Samantha L BockOdum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Russell H LowersIntegrated Mission Support Services, John F. Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899, USA.
Thomas R RainwaterTom Yawkey Wildlife Center, Georgetown, SC 29440, USA.
Eric StolenIntegrated Mission Support Services, John F. Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899, USA.
John M DrakeOdum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Philip M WilkinsonTom Yawkey Wildlife Center, Georgetown, SC 29440, USA.
Stephanie WeissIntegrated Mission Support Services, John F. Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899, USA.
Brenton BackIntegrated Mission Support Services, John F. Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899, USA.
Louis GuilletteMedical University of South Carolina, Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston, SC 29412, USA.
Benjamin B ParrottOdum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Kennedy Space Center · USUniversity of Georgia · USClemson University · USMedical University of South Carolina · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Species displaying temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) are especially vulnerable to the effects of a rapidly changing global climate due to their profound sensitivity to thermal cues during development. Predicting the consequences of climate change for these species, including skewed offspring sex ratios, depends on understanding how climatic factors interface with features of maternal nesting behaviour to shape the developmental environment. Here, we measure thermal profiles in 86 nests at two geographically distinct sites in the northern and southern regions of the American alligator's (

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Alligators and CrocodilesSex RatioTemperatureAnimalsClimate ChangeEcosystemFemaleMaleSex Determination ProcessesAmerican alligatorclimate changecrocodilianmachine learningnesting ecologytemperature-dependent sex determination

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PMID32345164
PMCPMC7282913
OpenAlexW3019519693

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