The evolutionary history of testicular externalization and the origin of the scrotum

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-37

  Kleisner, Karel ^a   Ivell, Richard ^b   Flegr, Jaroslav ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evolution; Function; Mammals; Scrotum; Testicular descent

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; MAMMAL; MARSUPIAL; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SELECTION;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; EVOLUTION; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MAMMAL; MARSUPIAL; MONOTREMATE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; PLACENTAL MAMMALS; SCROTUM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTIS DESCENT;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYLOGENY; SCROTUM; TESTIS;

EUTHERIA; LAURASIATHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MONOTREMATA;

EID: 77951749850     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-010-0005-7     Document Type: Article

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