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Rapid suppression of testosterone secretion after capture in male American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)

✍ Scribed by Valentine A Lance; Ruth M Elsey; George Butterstein; Phillip L Trosclair III

Book ID: 113957321
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2004
Tongue: English
Weight: 214 KB
Volume: 135
Category: Article
ISSN: 0016-6480
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2003.09.013

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