Genetic regulation of sex differences in songbirds and lizards

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 371, Issue 1688, 2016, Pages

  Wade, Juli ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Oestrogen; Sex chromosome; Sexual differentiation

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANDROGEN; CHROMOSOME; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LIZARD; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SONGBIRD;

SQUAMATA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIZARD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIZARDS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SONGBIRDS;

EID: 84956644763     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0112     Document Type: Review

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