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Thermosensitive period for sexual differentiation of the gonads of the flatback turtle (Natator depressus Garman)

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posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by Suhashini Hewavisenthi, Clifford Parmenter
Temperature-dependent sex determination has previously been reported for the flatback turtle (Natator depressus). The present study investigates the thermosensitive embryonic developmental stages for the sexual differentiation of this species. Groups of eggs incubated initially at constant temperatures of 26, 29 and 32 C were shifted once during incubation from either a constant masculinising temperature (26 or 29 C) to a constant feminising temperature (32 C) or vice versa. Findings from this study support the hypothesis that the effect of temperature and the timing of the thermosensitive period are dependent upon the specific temperature utilised during incubation. The thermosensitive developmental stages at masculinising temperatures were different to those of feminising temperatures. For the 26 to 32C temperature shift, the thermosensitive period was confined to a single developmental stage (Stage 24). Ovarian development was determined at a later developmental stage than testicular development.

Funding

Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)

History

Volume

50

Issue

5

Start Page

521

End Page

527

Number of Pages

7

ISSN

0004-959X

Location

Melbourne, Victoria

Publisher

CSIRO

Language

en-aus

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

External Author Affiliations

Faculty of Arts, Health and Sciences;

Era Eligible

  • No

Journal

Australian journal of zoology.

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