| dc.description.abstract | The gender of crocodilian eggs is determined by temperature during the incubation period.
Temperature-dependent sex determination is a phenomenon occurring amongst all
crocodilians and several other reptilian species. Thereinafter, high, and low temperatures
produce female hatchlings, while intermediate temperatures engender males. Artificial
incubation temperatures in various crocodile and alligator species identified the critical
temperature ranges where sex ratios are skewed, the pivotal points at which males and
females are produced in a 50:50 ratio and the time frame where gender of the hatchling can
be altered. | en_US |
