How Turtle Sex Is Determined
There are many processes that go into determining the sex of a human infant. However, the temperature is not known for being one of these. Turtles are a different case entirely. The egg’s temperature of incubation is the determining factor for most turtles. Even a small change in this temperature can change the sex ratio. If eggs are incubated above 31 degrees Celsius, all the turtles emerge as females. If they are incubated below 28 degrees Celsius, they all emerge as males.
Male And Female Gender Symbols
Turtles’ Strange Relations
When you look at a turtle, you may assume that snakes and lizards are more closely related to it than something like birds. Surprisingly, however, the reverse is true. A turtle falls under the category of Archosauromorpha. These are a clade of diapsid reptiles that are more closely related to archosaurs such as dinosaurs and birds than they are to lepidosaurs such as lizards and snakes. While the clade is very diverse, there are several shared characteristics such as those related to vertebrae that unify them.
Sea Gull Atop A Turtle
