Novel genetic sex markers reveal unexpected lack of, and similar susceptibility to, sex reversal in free-living common toads in both natural and anthropogenic habitats
E. Nemeshazi, G. Sramko, L. Laczko, E. Balogh, L. Szatmari, N. Vili, N. Ujhegyi, B. Uveges, V. Bokony
The paper develops genetic sex markers to assess sex reversal in common toads across habitats and finds low sex reversal frequency despite endocrine disruptors.
bioRxiv · Oct 18, 2021Ecology