Changes in photoperiod cause correlated changes in testes, cloacal glands, cloacal foam, and reproductive behavior of male Japanese quail. The cloacal protrusion may serve as a convenient external index of androgen, permitting repeated measurement without operation on or killing of the animal.
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Benjamin D. Sachs (1967) studied this question.
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