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Male Bowhead Whale Reproductive Histories Inferred from Baleen Testosterone and Stable Isotopes

Male mammals of seasonally reproducing species typically have annual testosterone (T) cycles, with T usually peaking during the breeding season, but occurrence of such cycles in male mysticete whales has been difficult to confirm. Baleen, a keratinized filter-feeding apparatus of mysticetes, incorpo...

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Autores principales: Hunt, Kathleen E, Buck, C Loren, Ferguson, Steven H, Fernández Ajo, Alejandro, Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter, Matthews, Cory J D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9125798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35617113
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/iob/obac014