Female pseudohermaphrodite polar bears at Svalbard

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 792-796

  Wiig, Øystein ^a   Derocher, Andrew E ^b   Cronin, Matthew M ^c   Skaare, Janneche U ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c LGL Alaska Research Associates Inc   (United States)

^d NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Female pseudohermaphrodite; Polar bear; Pollution; Ursus maritimus

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENITAL SYSTEM; NORWAY; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; DNA; FEMALE; GENITALIA; NORWAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; URSIDAE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0032177565     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-34.4.792     Document Type: Article

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