Estradiol-17β induces lasting sex reversal at male-producing temperatures in kinosternid turtles

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-98

  Freedberg, Steven ^a   Nelson, Craig E ^b   Ewert, Michael A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINOSTERNIDAE; KINOSTERNON; STERNOTHERUS ODORATUS; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33645786730     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/139-05N.1     Document Type: Article

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