PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL FINDINGS IN A PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITE AMERICAN BISON

Authors
LOTT DF BENIRSCHKE K MCDONALD JN STORMONT C NETT T
Citation
Df. Lott et al., PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL FINDINGS IN A PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITE AMERICAN BISON, Journal of wildlife diseases, 29(2), 1993, pp. 360-363
Citations number
12
Journal title
Journal of wildlife diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
00903558
Volume
29
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
360 - 363
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-3558(1993)29:2<360:PABFIA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A pseudohermaphrodite American bison (Bison bison) behaved like an adu lt male when interacting with adult females, but like an adult female when interacting with adult males. Its chromosomes were a normal 60, X X and it had a uterus; but it had bilateral testes rather than ovaries . Skull measurements were intermediate between a bull and a cow. Gonad otrophin levels were typical of overiectomized domestic cows or steers .