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Experimental Jetlag Disrupts Circadian Clock Genes But Improves Performance in Racehorses After Light-Dependent Rapid Resetting of Neuroendocrine Systems and the Rest-Activity Cycle by Tortonese, D. J., Preedy, D. F., Hesketh, S. A., Webb, H. N., Wilkinson, E. S., Allen, W. R., Fuller, C. J., Townsend, J., Short, R. V.

“…Abrupt alterations in the 24‐h light : dark cycle, such as those resulting from transmeridian air travel, disrupt circadian biological rhythms in humans with…”
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The Developing Renal, Reproductive, and Respiratory Systems of the African Elephant Suggest an Aquatic Ancestry by Gaeth, A. P., Short, R. V., Renfree, M. B.

“…The early embryology of the elephant has never been studied before. We have obtained a rare series of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) embryos and fetuses…”
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The testis: the witness of the mating system, the site of mutation and the engine of desire by Short, RV

“…There is now abundant evidence in a wide range of mammalian and non‐mammalian species to show that the relative size of the testis and the morphology of the…”
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Hormonal basis of sexual dimorphism in birds: implications for new theories of sexual selection by Owens, Ian P.F., Short, Roger V.

“…It is widely assumed that the development of male secondary sexual traits in birds and mammals is testosterone-dependent. In birds, however, masculinity has…”
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Teaching safe sex in English schools by Short, RV

“…Although there was no theoretical framework for the peerled education sessions, condom use was heavily emphasised. We are not told if the oral contraceptive…”
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Dizygotic twinning as a measure of human fertility by Tong, S, Short, R V

“…There is widespread concern about a possible decline in human fertility in recent decades. The spontaneous dizygotic twinning rate provides a way of measuring…”
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The HIV/AIDS pandemic: new ways of preventing infection in men by Short, R V

“…Nelson Mandela has recently said that HIV/AIDS is the greatest health crisis in human history. At the end of 2001, UNAIDS estimated that there were 40 million…”
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New ways of preventing HIV infection: thinking simply, simply thinking by Short, R.V

“…A natural microbicide…”
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Using Microbicides to Fight the Spread of HIV by Potts, M., Short, R. V.

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Hybridizing Old and New World camelids: Camelus dromedarius x Lama guanicoe by Skidmore, J. A., Billah, M., Binns, M., Short, R. V., Allen, W. R.

“…=74), sufficient genetic change has taken place to make the pairing of homologous chromosomes no longer possible…”
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Control of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) fertility with cabergoline: dose response and timing of intervention by Marks, CA, Jalkanen, L, Savolainen, R, Short, RV

“…Cabergoline, a potent dopamine agonist and inhibitor of prolactin secretion, was investigated as a potential fertility control agent in the red fox ( Vulpes…”
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Did Parisians catch HIV from 'monkey glands'? by Short, R. V

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Biological rhythms, jetlag and performance in Thoroughbred racehorses by Tortonese, D. J., Short, R. V.

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Primary genetic control of somatic sexual differentiation in a mammal by O, Wai-Sum, Short, R. V, Renfree, Marilyn B, Shaw, G

“…The classical view of mammalian sexual differentiation is that a gene on the Y chromosome transforms the indifferent gonad into a testis. The Leydig cells then…”
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Interspecific and extraspecific pregnancies in equids: anything goes by Allen, W.R, Short, R.V

“…Equids possess the unusual ability to interbreed freely among the phenotypically and karyotypically diverse member species of the genus to produce viable, but…”
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An Introduction to Mammalian Interspecific Hybrids by Short, R V

“…Haldane's law states that in interspecific hybrids, it is the heterogametic sex that is likely to be absent, rare, or sterile. In mammals, there is Increasing…”
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Use of dizygotic to monozygotic twinning ratio as a measure of fertility by Tong, S, Caddy, D, Short, R V

“…Monozygotic (Mz, identical) twinning occurs at a rate of around three per 1000 maternities in all populations, whereas dizygotic (Dz, fraternal) twinning is…”
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Malthus, a prophet without honour by Short, RV

“…Thomas Robert Malthus' 200-year-old article "an Essay on the Principle of Population, as it affects the Future Improvement of Society" is discussed. Though his…”
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Sex Determination in Marsupials: Evidence for a Marsupial-Eutherian [and Discussion] Dichotomy by Renfree, M. B., Short, R. V., Lyon, Mary F., Mittwoch, Ursula, Grocock, Anne, Ferguson, M. W. J.

“…In this paper, we review briefly the current state of knowledge about sexual differentiation in eutherian mammals, and then describe the situation in detail in…”
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Assisted reproductive techniques for hybridization of camelids by Skidmore, J A, Billah, M, Short, R V, Allen, W R

“…The camelid family comprises the Old World camelids (or dromedary and Bactrian camels) and the New World camelids (namely the llamas, alpacas, guanacos and…”
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