Reappraising the exteriorization of the mammalian testes through evolutionary physiology
A number of theories have been proposed to explain the exteriorization of the testicles in most mammalian species. None of these provide a consistent account for the wide variety of testicular locations found across the animal kingdom. It is proposed that testicular location is the result of coordin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-01-01
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Series: | Communicative & Integrative Biology |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2019.1586047 |