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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Main Authors: William B. Miller, Jr, John S. Torday
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Communicative & Integrative Biology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2019.1586047