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Sex hormones in the Axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum: potential method for sex determination

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  • 1. School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  • 2. Warm Springs Fish Technology Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Warm Springs, Georgia, USA

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Veith, Isabel A., Figiel, Chester R. (2022): Sex hormones in the Axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum: potential method for sex determination. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e302) 16 (1): 71-75, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11390446

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