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What are some environmental factors that can determine a species sex
Author: Olive JohnsonAnswer:
Some species sex is determined by environmental factors such as temperature (turtles and crocodiles), day length (some types of shrimp) or richness and availability of food resources (types of worms) → when sea turtles lay their eggs if the temperature is between 32 and 34 degrees there will only be females but if the temp is between 26 and 18 degrees, they will all be male
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