Reproductive biology of captive Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) in Saudi Arabia

Zoo Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 371-381

  Vié, Jean Christophe ^a,b  

^a National Wildlife Research Center   (Saudi Arabia)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

Birth seasonality; Estrous cycle; Fecundity; Gestation; Offspring survival; Sexual maturity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030523512     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2361(1996)15:4<371::aid-zoo2>3.0.co;2-8     Document Type: Article

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