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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 8.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Biol. 1991 Sep;147(1):251–259. doi: 10.1016/s0012-1606(05)80022-3

TABLE 1.

Stages in the Postmetamorphic Masculinization of the Larynx

Postmetamorphic stage Larynx weight (mg) Median body weight (g) SIRa (g) Age (months post- metamorphic)
0 3–10 1.5 .98–1.8 0b
1 11–35 4.0 3.0–5.8 3
2 36–70 7.3 6.3–8.5 6
3 71–125 9.3 7.8–10.2 9
4 126–160 11.2 8.7–12.7 11
5 161–350 14.6 12.5–18.8 >12
6 >350 36.2 26.1–40.4 >24
a

Semi-interquartile range.

b

The end of metamorphosis, tadpole stage 66 of Nieuwkoop and Faber (1956).