Chapter Questions
What are advantages and disadvantages of external and internal fertilization in amphibians and reptiles?
Why are sea turtles poor examples of $r$ - versus $K$-selected species?
What is the key difference in female reproductive systems between amphibians and reptiles?
Under what set of conditions would temperaturedependent sex determination (TSD) be advantageous when compared with gonadal sex determination (GSD)? Provide the underlying logical basis for your answer.
Explain how the transfer of genomes occurs in unisexual ambystomatid salamanders and why unisexual populations are able to persist.
What is the significance of a close relationship between egg size and size of the pelvic opening in the chicken turtle (Deirochelys reticularia)?
Describe the differences between the following unisexual methods of reproduction and give an amphibian or reptile example (species) of each.Kleptogenesis-Hybridogenesis-Parthenogenesis-