Female African Clawed Frogs Androgen-Induced Vocal Transformation in Adult
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Androgen-induced vocal transformation in adult female African clawed frogs.
Sex-specific behaviors of some vertebrates are reversible by androgen administered in adulthood. Such behavioral transformations in adulthood provide opportunities to identify how neural systems reconfigure to produce sex-specific behavior. In this study, we focused on the vocalizations of the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. Male and female adult Xenopus produce sexually distinct vocalizat...
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تاریخ انتشار 2005