Thilina asks:
> I have a question on the temperature dependant sex determination of
> reptiles. What is the evolutionary or ecological advantage of such a
> phenomena, especially in reptiles when the females are produced under both
> low and high temperature extremities?
The simple answer is that
Most of these things are not stupidity or lack of exposure, they are
simply ignorance. People in general have better science educations
now than they did 20 yrs ago. That is why these kinds of comments
seem to be hurting McCain's campaign. Just a few elections ago, a
rudimentary understanding of
Hi all
I have a question on the temperature dependant sex determination of
reptiles. What is the evolutionary or ecological advantage of such a
phenomena, especially in reptiles when the females are produced under both
low and high temperature extremities?
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Thilina Dilan Surasinghe (BS in Zoo
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