Prenatal environmental influences on the production of sex-specific traits in mammals

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-319

  Navara, Kristen J ^a   Nelson, Randy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Review; Sex determination; Sex ratio; Sexual differentiation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MAMMAL; MATERNAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 64649084554     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2008.12.004     Document Type: Review

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