Digit Ratio, Color Polymorphism and Egg Testosterone in the Australian Painted Dragon
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Digit Ratio, Color Polymorphism and Egg Testosterone in the Australian Painted Dragon
Variation in exposure to sex hormones during early development contributes to phenotypic plasticity in vertebrate offspring. As a proposed marker for prenatal sex hormone exposure and because of their association with various physiological and behavioral characteristics, digit ratio and/or digit length have received notable interest within the field of evolutionary ecology. However, the validit...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016225