1. A Threat to New Zealand's Tuatara Heats Up.
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Grayson, Kristine L., Mitchell, Nicola J., and Nelson, Nicola J.
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TUATARA , *REPTILES , *EFFECT of temperature on reptiles , *POPULATION viability analysis , *REPTILE sex ratio , *GENETIC sex determination , *MAORI (New Zealand people) ,ADAPTATION - Abstract
The article discusses populations of tuatara reptiles from the Order Rhynchocephalia on New Zealand's North Brother Island. Topics include the tuatara's physiological and behavioral adaptations to New Zealand's cool climate, the authors' study of tuatara ecology and population viability as part of Victoria University of Wellington's Tuatara Research Program, the link between offspring sex and temperature, and the tuatara's cultural significance to the indigenous Maori people.
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- 2014
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