Environmental sex determination in the cyst nematode Globodera pallida defaults to male development
Arno S. Schaveling, Stefan J.S. van de Ruitenbeek, Geert Smant, Mark G. Sterken
The paper shows that the nematode Globodera pallida uses environmental cues, specifically sucrose availability, to determine sex, with low sucrose promoting male development and high sucrose promoting female development.