Effectiveness, reversibility, and serum antibody titers associated with immunocontraception in captive white-tailed deer

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-51

  Turner Jr , John W ^a   Kirkpatrick, Jay F ^b   Liu, Irwin K M ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b Deaconess Research Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

antibody titers; fertility control; immunocontraception; Odocoileus virginianus; reproduction; vaccine; white tailed deer

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 0029824747     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802038     Document Type: Article

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