Bears as induced ovulators-A preliminary study

Ursus

Volumn 10, Issue , 1998, Pages 503-505

  Boone, William R ^a   Catlin, Jeffery C ^b   Casey, Kevin J ^c   Boone, Edna T ^d   Dye, Penny S ^e   Schuett, Randy J ^f   Rosenberg, Jay O ^g   Tsubota, Toshio ^h   Bahr, Janice M ^h  

^a GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Cook Urological Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Bear Country USA   (United States)

^d 107 Cardinal Court ^*  (United States)

^e Dakota Hills Veterinary Clinic   (United States)

^f Pewaukee Veterinary Service SC   (United States)

^g Worldwide Mobile Veterinary Unit   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Corpora lutea; Induced ovulation; Ovulation; Progesterone; Reproduction; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000147244     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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