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masculinization

Scope: population ecology
Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Definition

The process by which female mammals that develop in male-biased litters show signs of masculinization because they are exposed to testosterone produced by their male siblings in utero

Publications (2)

article

Long-term effects of litter sex ratio on female reproduction in two iteroparous mammals

2014Functional Ecologycentral
article

Litter sex composition affects life-history traits in yellow-bellied marmots

2012Journal of Animal Ecologycentral

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