Influence of the hydric environment on sexual differentiation of turtles.
Phenotypic sex of hatching painted turtles (Chrysemys picta), a species known to exhibit temperature-dependent sex determination, is influenced by the hydric environment to which developing embryos are subjected. Hatching sex ratios vary significantly over the range of 26.5 to 28.5 degrees C due to effects of the hydric environment.
D000818:Animals; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D005618:Fresh Water; D008297:Male; D012733:Sex Differentiation; D013696:Temperature; D014426:Turtles / Q000502:physiology*