Female rats are not more variable than male rats: a meta-analysis of neuroscience studies

Jill B. Becker1, Brian J. Prendergast2, Jing W. Liang3
1Department of Psychology, Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
2Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
3Psychology Department, Hunter College, CUNY, New York, NY, USA

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