FN Archimer Export Format
PT J
TI Energy as the cornerstone of environmentally driven sex allocation
BT 
AF Geffroy, Benjamin
AS 1:1;
FF 1:PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LAAAS;
C1 MARBEC, Univ Montpellier, Ifremer, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
C2 IFREMER, FRANCE
SI PALAVAS
SE PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LAAAS
UM MARBEC
IN WOS Ifremer UMR
IF 10.9
TC 5
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00787/89859/95826.pdf
LA English
DT Article
AB In recent years, observations of distinct organisms have linked the quality of the environment experienced by a given individual and the sex it will develop. In most described cases, facing relatively harsh conditions resulted in masculinization, while thriving in favorable conditions promoted the development of an ovary. This was shown indistinctively in some species presenting a genetic sex determination (GSD), which were able to sex-reverse, and in species with an environmental sex determination (ESD) system. However, this pattern strongly depends on evolutionary constrains and is detected only when females need more energy for reproduction. Here, I describe the mechanisms involved in this environmentally driven sex allocation (EDSA), which involves two main energy pathways, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism. These pathways act through various enzymes and are not necessarily independent of the previously known transducers of environmental signals in species with ESD: calcium–redox, epigenetic, and stress regulation pathways. Overall, there is evidence of a link between energy level and the sexual fate of individuals of various species, including reptiles, fish, amphibians, insects, and nematodes. As energy pathways are evolutionarily conserved, this knowledge opens new avenues to advance our understanding of the mechanisms that allow animals to adapt their sex according to the local environment. 
PY 2022
PD OCT
SO Trends In Endocrinology And Metabolism
SN 1043-2760
PU Elsevier
VL 33
IS 10
UT 000866051000003
BP 670
EP 679
DI 10.1016/j.tem.2022.07.002
ID 89859
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