Choosing Sexes Mechanisms and Adaptive Patterns of Sex Allocation in Vertebrates /

There is extensive evidence that vertebrates of all classes have the ability to control the sexes of the offspring they produce. Despite dramatic differences in the mechanisms by which different taxa determine the initial sex of offspring, each group has found its own way of adjusting offspring sex...

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Main Author: Navara, Kristen J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Fascinating Life Sciences,
Subjects:
Animal physiology.
Animal genetics.
Developmental biology.
Behavioral sciences.
ISBN:9783319712710
ISSN:2509-6745
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