Number of ovulations in the marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus): Relation to body weight, age and repeatability

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 323-329

  Tardif, Suzette D ^a   Jaquish, Cashell E ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Marmoset; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MARMOSET; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CALLITHRIX; FEMALE; OVULATION;

ANIMALIA; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; CALLITRICHIDAE; MARMOSETS; PRIMATES;

EID: 0030809323     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1997)42:4<323::AID-AJP7>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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