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Research snaphots from what's active on my desk right now. Yes, this is what has my attention these days - anogenital distances, AGD. Simple basic physical measures of anatomy of AGD can tell scientists a lot of important information about a species. In most mammaliam species AGD is a dimorphic - meaning different in size in males and females. In many rodent species the AGD gives some very important clues into the hormonal and physiological environment pups experienced in utero when mom was pregnant.
I'm just cataloging numbers and photos now. But some very interesting questions and hypotheses are popping up in my head. Stay tuned!