Study finds one degree of warmth can shift alligator sex
Researchers working with South Carolina alligator eggs report that incubation temperature determines the sex of hatchlings, a finding with implications for warming climates.
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What happened
Researchers incubated 146 alligator eggs from South Carolina and found that a small change in temperature altered the sex outcome. The findings show that an alligator's sex depends on the temperature at which it incubates.
Why it matters
The reports link the finding to climate change, since alligator sex depends on incubation temperature and warming could affect it.
Coverage
- A Single Degree Can Flip an Alligator’s Sex, New Study Finds (Yahoo News)
- A Single Degree Can Flip an Alligator's Sex, New Study Finds (a-z-animals.com)
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