Arborization of dewlap motoneurons in the green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis) is not sexually dimorphic

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 281, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 115-118

  O'Bryant, Erin L ^a   Wade, Juli ^a,b  

^a Michigan S ^*  (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Courtship behavior; Dendritic branching; Reptile; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; COURTSHIP; DENDRITE; FEMALE; GOLGI STAIN; LIZARD; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MOTONEURON; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034009972     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)00858-2     Document Type: Article

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