Variation in Testosterone and Corticosterone in Amphibians and Reptiles: Relationships with Latitude, Elevation, and Breeding Season Length

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  2012

• Venue

  American Naturalist

• Publication date

  2012-09-24

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1086/667891PMID 23070324
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