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Heterochrony of puberty in the European badger (Meles meles) can be explained by growth rate and group-size: Evidence for two endocrinological phenotypes

Puberty is a key stage in mammalian ontogeny, involving endocrinological, physiological and behavioural changes, moderated by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Thus, not all individuals within one population achieve sexual maturity simultaneously. Here, using the European badger (Meles meles) as a mo...

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Autores principales: Sugianto, Nadine Adrianna, Newman, Chris, Macdonald, David Whyte, Buesching, Christina Dagmar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6402631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30840618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203910