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Identifying the sex of turtles

Washington Post publishes unique study by MSU biologists.

July 26, 2017 by Strategic Communication

How do you tell a male turtle from a female?

Three Missouri State University biology alumni, along with adviser Dr. Day Ligon, associate professor of biology, participated in an innovative study to make that determination.

This study has been shared around the internet in recent days, most notably in the Washington Post.

 


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Filed Under: Discovery, Faculty and Staff Page, In the News Tagged With: Biology, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Day Ligon, faculty, research

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