A diverse array of sex determination (SD) mechanisms, encompassing environmental to
genetic, have been found to exist among vertebrates, covering a spectrum from fixed SD …

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Sexual reproduction is a fundamental aspect of life. It is defined by the occurrence of meiosis
and the fusion of two gametes of different sexes or mating types. Sex-determination …

Animal sex chromosomes typically carry the upstream sex-determining gene that triggers
testis or ovary development and, in some species, are regulated by global dosage …

Many separate-sexed organisms have sex chromosomes controlling sex determination. Sex
chromosomes often have reduced recombination, specialized (frequently sex-specific) gene …

Adult sex ratio (ASR) exhibits immense variation in nature, although neither the causes nor
the implications of this variation are fully understood. According to theory, the ASR is …

Despite the prevalence of sexual reproduction across eukaryotes, there is a remarkable
diversity of sex‐determination mechanisms. The underlying causes of this diversity remain …

Incubating new ideas about avian reproduction/SJ Reynolds & DC Deeming--The fossil
record and evolution of avian egg nesting and incubation/DC Deeming--Nest construction …

A major question for the study of phenotypic evolution is whether intra-and interspecific
diversity originates directly from genetic variation, or instead, as plastic responses to …

The implications of climate change for global biodiversity may be profound with those
species with little capacity for adaptation being thought to be particularly vulnerable to …