Unfinished business

J Exp Zool A Ecol Integr Physiol. 2022 Jan;337(1):99-102. doi: 10.1002/jez.2543. Epub 2021 Sep 27.

Abstract

At the time of my retirement there were two topics that I considered unfinished business. The first is the Evolution of Sex Differences and the second, the she-male controversy in the Canadian red-sided snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis). These questions are developed in this perspective.

Keywords: evolution; red-sided garter snake; she-male; steroid hormone receptors.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Canada
  • Colubridae*
  • Female
  • Male
  • Sex Characteristics