Sex determination and primary sex differentiation in amphibians: Genetic and developmental mechanisms

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 281, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 373-399

  Hayes, Tyrone B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032145044     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19980801)281:5<373::AID-JEZ4>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Conference Paper

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