Patterns of temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) in reptiles. Pattern I is found in turtles, e.g. Red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta), Olive Ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea), or Painted turtles (Chrysemys picta). Pattern II has been found in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis and Leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius).[6]一些爬行動物使用孵化溫度來確定性別。 在某些物種中,這遵循這樣的模式,即卵在極高或極低的溫度下變成雄性,而卵在中等溫度下變成雌性。[7]
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