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Testosterone identifies hatchling sex for Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii)

The threatened Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) exhibits temperature-dependent sex determination, and individuals appear externally sexually monomorphic until sexual maturity. A non-surgical sex identification method that is suitable for a single in situ encounter with hatchlings is essen...

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Autores principales: Walden, M. A., Loope, Kevin J., Hunter, Elizabeth A., Divers, Stephen J., Comolli, Jessica R., Esque, Todd C., Shoemaker, Kevin T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10491821/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37684318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41677-2