Hatching the cleidoic egg: the role of thyroid hormones
A major life stage transition in birds and other oviparous sauropsids is the hatching of the cleidoic egg. Not unlike amphibian metamorphosis, hatching in these species can be regarded as a transition from a relatively well-protected aqueous environment to a more hazardous and terrestrial life outsi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2013.00063/full |