University of Michigan: New Tusk-Analysis Techniques Reveal Surging Testosterone in Male Woolly Mammoths
May 04, 2023
May 04, 2023
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
Traces of sex hormones extracted from a woolly mammoth's tusk provide the first direct evidence that adult males experienced musth, a testosterone-driven episode of heightened aggression against rival males, according to a new University of Michigan-led study.
In male elephants, elevated testosterone during musth was previously recognized from blood and urine tests. Must . . .
Traces of sex hormones extracted from a woolly mammoth's tusk provide the first direct evidence that adult males experienced musth, a testosterone-driven episode of heightened aggression against rival males, according to a new University of Michigan-led study.
In male elephants, elevated testosterone during musth was previously recognized from blood and urine tests. Must . . .