Early environments can profoundly influence an organism in ways that persist over its life. In
reptiles, early thermal environments (nest temperatures) can impact offspring phenotype and …

Aspects of global change result in warming temperatures that threaten biodiversity across
the planet. Eggs of non‐avian, oviparous reptiles (henceforth “reptiles”) are particularly …

Sex-specific plasticity, the differential response that the genome of males and females may
have to different environments, is a mechanism that can affect the degree of sexual …

Organismal miniaturization is defined by a reduction in body size relative to a large ancestor.
In vertebrate animals, miniaturization is achieved by suppressing the energetics of growth …

We studied nesting ecology and sex determination in a population of Macrochelys
temminckii (Alligator Snapping Turtle) inhabiting the lower Apalachicola River in western …

Bennett and Dawson (1976) presented an analysis of the relationship of metabolic rate (MR)
and body mass among turtles, based on 10 studies, but unlike most of other groups of …

We introduced 250 alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii) originating from a
turtle farm in Arkansas into six pools adjacent to the Washita River in Johnston, Bryan, and …

Survival and reproduction are the two primary life‐history traits essential for species'
persistence; however, the environmental conditions that support each of these traits may not …

Abstract Changes in temperature regimes are occurring globally due to climate change as
well as habitat alterations. Temperatures are expected to continue to rise in the future, along …

We studied the determination of sex for intermediate size classes and adult sexual
dimorphism in a Georgia population of Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator Snapping Turtle) …