embryogrowth (version 6.4)

stages: Database of of embryonic development and thermosensitive period of development for sex determination

Description

Database of embryonic development and thermosensitive period of development for sex determination.

Usage

stages

Format

A list with dataframes including attributes

Details

Database of embryonic development and thermosensitive period of development for sex determination

References

Pieau, C., Dorizzi, M., 1981. Determination of temperature sensitive stages for sexual differentiation of the gonads in embryos of the turtle, Emys orbicularis. Journal of Morphology 170, 373-382. Yntema, C.L., Mrosovsky, N., 1982. Critical periods and pivotal temperatures for sexual differentiation in loggerhead sea turtles. Canadian Journal of Zoology-Revue Canadienne de Zoologie 60, 1012-1016. Kaska, Y., Downie, R., 1999. Embryological development of sea turtles (Chelonia mydas, Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean. Zoology in the Middle East 19, 55-69. Greenbaum, E., 2002. A standardized series of embryonic stages for the emydid turtle Trachemys scripta. Canadian Journal of Zoology-Revue Canadienne de Zoologie 80, 1350-1370.

See Also

Other Functions.for.temperature.dependent.sex.determination: DatabaseTSD, TSP.list, predict.tsd, tsd_MHmcmc_p, tsd_MHmcmc, tsd

Examples

## Not run: 
# library(embryogrowth)
# data(stages)
# names(stages)
# levels(as.factor(stages$Species))
# ## End(Not run)