Submitted by insink2300 t3_11drr8s in askscience
hananobira t1_jacni22 wrote
Reply to comment by tayman12 in Why does temperature determine the sex of certain egg laying animals like crocodiles? by insink2300
Other way around. Mothers are more likely to have daughters when the food supply is low. Females are hardier, are more resistant to famine and disease, and live longer. Mothers are more likely to have sons when they are living in plenty, because sons are less likely to survive childhood and require greater resources to grow taller and stronger.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2602810/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367790/
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110927192352.htm
Yaver_Mbizi t1_jad4hsn wrote
Does it work the same way for reptiles, though?
tayman12 t1_jacx4x5 wrote
alright, considering i know nothing about these animals or biology i am gonna call that a win
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