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During juvenile development in Shelduck(Tadorna tadorna), sex hormons including testosterone, DHT, estradiole, and progesterone showed changing patterns of high and low concentrations in ♂ as well as in ♀. In subadult birds this is followed by apparently regular seasonal changes.
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Ratermann, M., Bergmann, HH. & Pröve, E. Zur hormonalen Jugendentwicklung bei der Brandente (Tadorna tadorna). J Ornithol 127, 239–242 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01640566
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01640566