Organizational and activational androgens, lemur social play, and the ontogeny of female dominance

@article{Grebe2019OrganizationalAA,
  title={Organizational and activational androgens, lemur social play, and the ontogeny of female dominance},
  author={Nicholas M. Grebe and Courtney L. Fitzpatrick and Katherine C. Sharrock and Anne P. Starling and Christine M. Drea},
  journal={Hormones and Behavior},
  year={2019},
  volume={115}
}
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