ɡɹˈoʊθ ɪn bˈoʊθ sˈɛksᵻz ɪz tˈɛmpɹɪtʃɚdᵻpˈɛndənt ænd ɪz ðˈɛɹfoːɹ fˈæstɚɹ ɪn sˈʌmɚ ðɐn ɪn wˈɪntɚ; ðə mˈeɪlz ɡɹˈoʊ fˈæstɚ ðɐn fˈiːmeɪlz.
Growth in both sexes is temperature-dependent and is therefore faster in summer than in winter; the males grow faster than females.