DNA methylation reveals evolved buffering responses to climate-driven sex ratio skew in sea turtles
Eugenie C. Yen, Gabriella A. Carvajal, James O Bazely, James D. Gilbert, Albert Taxonera, Kirsten Fairweather, Artur Lopes, Inês O. Afonso, Débora Newlands, Blair P. Bentley, Sandra M Correia, Camryn D. Allen, Marylou K. Staman, Itzel Sifuentes‐Romero, José María Martín-Durán, , Christophe Eizaguirre
The paper identifies DNA methylation markers in loggerhead turtles to show that temperature-based sex ratio models overestimate female production by up to 60.2%.
bioRxiv · Jan 6, 2026 · PreprintZoology