Avian incubation behaviour is a critical component of reproductive success, shaping embryonic development, offspring viability and subsequent fitness. Temperature acts as a pivotal factor during ...

Incubation behavior is one component of reproductive effort and thus influences the evolution of life-history strategies. We examined the relative importance of body mass, frequency of mate feeding, ...

Eggs of pine snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus) were incubated at constant temperatures of 21°, 23°, 26°, 28°, 30° and 32° C to determine behavioural differences as a function of incubation temperature.

American alligators incubating their eggs at 33 o C (91.4 o F) will produce mostly male babies, while incubation temperatures below 30 o C (86 o F) result in mostly females. In Scientific Reports this ...

Some reptiles such as crocodilians and some turtles are known to display temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), where the ambient temperature of the developing eggs determines the individual's ...