Biology Reference
In-Depth Information
Color Plate Section
Chapter 1
Early Gonadal
differentiation
Genetic sex
determination
Birth
Critical window of Brain
sexualization
Life
history
Neurogenic activity
Radial glial cells
Aromatase activity
Very labile genetic
sex determination
Late gonadal differentiation with possibility of sex
change
L
arge window of brain sexualization
Life
history
Hatching
Neurogenic activity
Radial glial cells
Aromatase activity
Fig 1.
Ontogenetic pathways of sex determination and differentiation in mammals and fi shes.
Note the differences in the critical window of brain sexualization (adopted from Le Page et
al., 2010)
