Sexual dimorphism in baseline urinary corticosterone metabolites and their association with body-condition indices in a peri-urban population of the common Asian toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)

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The common toad is used to establish the non-invasive method of steroid hormone profiling which is the need of the hour in the context of rapid decline of amphibian populations across the world. The method will be utilized for profiling steroid hormone profiles (testosterone, estradiol, progesterone and corticosterone) in different species of anurans inhabiting indian cub-continent to understand the role of steroid hormones in reproduction. It will also useful to understand the reproductive health of populations which are experiencing different levels of anthropogenic activities

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