Sexual dimorphism in the Harderian gland
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Buzzell, Gerald R.
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The Harderian gland of the Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus aurutus) is unusual amongst rodents in the degree of dimorphism present. Other types of hamsters have Harderian glands which are apparently identical in male and female animals. Laboratory populations of Syrian hamsters are derived from very li