Defining Desire: Re(storyng) a 'fraudulent' marriage in 1901 Spain [PDF]
In the second half of the 19th century, two Spanish primary school teachers were married despite the fact that their legal status as women rendered this union not only illegal but also publicly scandalous.
De Gabriel, Narciso +2 more
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Characterization of atrazine-induced gonadal malformations in African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) and comparisons with effects of an androgen antagonist (cyproterone acetate) and exogenous estrogen (17beta-estradiol): Support for the demasculinization/feminization hypothesis. [PDF]
Atrazine is a potent endocrine disruptor that both chemically castrates and feminizes male amphibians. It depletes androgens in adult frogs and reduces androgen-dependent growth of the larynx in developing male larvae.
Collins, Atif +8 more
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Experimental confirmation of protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism in a Caridean shrimp outside of the genus Lysmata [PDF]
Caridean shrimps display a variety of sexual systems including gonochorism and various forms of protandry but rarely simultaneous hermaphroditism. Protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism (PSH) has thus far only been demonstrated in the genus Lysmata. The
Laubenheimer, Helio, Rhyne, Andrew L.
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Hybridisation generates a hopeful monster: a hermaphroditic selfing cichlid [PDF]
Compared to other phylogenetic groups, self-fertilization (selfing) is exceedingly rare in vertebrates and is known to occur only in one small clade of fishes.
Garcia-Alonso, Javier +3 more
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Action of the Metalloproteinases in Gonadal Remodeling during Sex Reversal in the Sequential Hermaphroditism of the Teleostei Fish Synbranchus marmoratus (Synbranchiformes: Synbranchidae) [PDF]
Teleostei present great plasticity regarding sex change. During sex reversal, the whole gonadincluding the germinal epithelium undergoes significant changes, remodeling, and neoformation.However, there is no information on the changes that occur within ...
Antoneli, Fernanda +3 more
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Objective: True hermaphroditism is a rare cause of atypical genitalia which presents significant diagnostic and management challenges. We present the clinical and laboratory findings and management of four patients with true hermaphroditism. Methodology: Case studies from a teaching hospital and literature review.
A H, Al-Salem, H A, Abusrair
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'A woman like any other' : female sodomy, hermaphroditism and witchcraft in seventeenth-century Bruges [PDF]
This article discusses the official and popular responses to a particular sodomy trial held at Bruges in 1618 during which two women, Mayken and Magdaleene, were accused of several sexual and moral transgressions. The interrogation records of the accused
Roelens, Jonas
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The evolution of hermaphroditism by an infectious male-derived cell lineage : an inclusive-fitness analysis [PDF]
This work was supported by funding from Balliol College, the Royal Society (A.G.), and the University of Groningen (L.R.).There has been much recent interest in the role for genetic conflicts to drive the evolution of genetic systems.
Gardner, Andy, Ross, Laura
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Gonad development and reproduction in the monoecious species Chlorophthalmus agassizi (Actinopterygii: Aulopiformes: Chlorophthalmidae) from the Sardinian Waters (Central-Western Mediterranean) [PDF]
Background. The shortnose greeneye, Chlorophthalmus agassizi Bonaparte, 1840, is a species with a circumglobal distribution and is among the most abundant commercial fishes in some Mediterranean areas.
Cabiddu S, Cau A, Follesa MC, Porcu C
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Gender issue in John Rawls’ concept of equality [PDF]
The project was financed by National Science Centre Poland (decision no. DEC-2012/05/B/HS5/01111)
Kalisz, Anna
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