Changes in Testicular Leydig Cells and in Plasma Testosterone Levels Among Seasonally Breeding Rock Hyrax
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Elevated testosterone levels and social ranks in female rock hyrax.
In mammals, males maintain significantly higher testosterone (T, 'the male hormone') levels than females throughout the year and are typically dominant over females. Our study of the cooperatively breeding rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) demonstrated a distinct exception. In most hyrax social groups that we studied, adult females were at the highest social rank within the group and showed higher...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biology of Reproduction
سال: 1973
ISSN: 0006-3363,1529-7268
DOI: 10.1093/biolreprod/8.4.451