Short day lengths skew prenatal sex ratios toward males in siberian hamsters

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-134

  Navara, Kristen J ^a   Workman, Joanna L ^b   Oberdick, John ^b   Nelson, Randy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FITNESS; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOPERIOD; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAMSTER; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; SEASON; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; DNA; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SEX RATIO; SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; PHODOPUS;

EID: 74949095588     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/648487     Document Type: Article

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