This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Chemical signals reveal information such as sender identity and receptivity to mating that benefit both the sender and the receiver. Although ...

A projected rise in droughts could muddy the waters for painted turtles and some fellow freshwater-dwelling reptiles, says 11 years of data collected by 50-plus undergraduates. Two recent studies ...

Before turtles are hatched — when they're just tiny embryos inside their eggs — they may be able to influence whether they will become male or female, according to a study in China. And this could ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Boy or girl? For those who want to influence their baby's sex, superstition and folk wisdom offer no shortage of advice whose effectiveness is questionable at best -- from what to eat ...

The Pacific Northwest has two native freshwater turtles, the Western painted turtle and the Western pond turtle. The pond turtle, found on the West Side, is state-listed as endangered in Washington.

ORLANDO, Fla. — In her lab, just off the main campus at Florida Atlantic University, biologist Jeanette Wyneken likes to quip, "Hot chicks and cool dudes." It’s her way of explaining how sea turtles ...