Sex-specific developmental plasticity in response to yolk corticosterone in an oviparous lizard

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1087-1091

  Uller, Tobias ^a,b   Hollander, Johan ^c   Astheimer, Lee ^b   Olsson, Mats ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ctenophorus fordi; Hormones; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; DRUG EFFECT; EGG YOLK; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MALE; METABOLISM; OVIPARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CORTICOSTERONE; EGG YOLK; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; OVIPARITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX RATIO;

CTENOPHORUS FORDI; MAMMALIA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 63849191139     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.024257     Document Type: Article

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