size dependent sex determination

[astridboehne]

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Preferred term label

size dependent sex determination

Synonyms

size-dependent sex allocation

Synonym type

broad

Textual definition

A type of environmental sex determination dependent on the organisms size; can also apply to sex changing organisms in which absolute or relative size can induce sex change
https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1988.0111
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01078-1
http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/425624

ID of term

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Parent term

Environmental sex determination

Children term(s)

No response

Taxon-restricted

No response

Reference

https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1988.0111
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01078-1
http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/425624

ORCID Identifier

0000-0002-1284-3115

Additional context

I could not find an ideal definition of size-dependent sex determination but am aware that many hermaphroditic species have size-dependent sex determination which I think is the most applicable situation for this term, however then the parent-child relationships need more work

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