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Phenotypic integration mediated by hormones: associations among digit ratios, body size and testosterone during tadpole development

BACKGROUND: Developmental associations often explain phenotypic integration. The intersected hormonal regulation of ontogenetic processes fosters predictions of steroid-mediated phenotypic integration among sexually dimorphic traits, a statement defied by associations between classical dimorphism pr...

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Autores principales: Lofeu, Leandro, Brandt, Renata, Kohlsdorf, Tiana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5541650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28768472
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-1021-0