Serum and fecal steroid analysis of ovulation, pregnancy, and parturition in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-132

  Berkeley, Elizabeth V ^a,b   Kirkpatrick, J F ^b   Schaffer, N E ^c   Bryant, W M ^d   Threlfall, W R ^e  

^a Deaconess Research Institute   (United States)

^b ZooMontana   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Sedgwick County Zoo   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormones; Perissodactyla; Progesterone metabolites; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

DICEROS BICORNIS; PERISSODACTYLA; RHINOCEROS;

EID: 0031533930     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2361(1997)16:2<121::aid-zoo3>3.0.co;2-c     Document Type: Article

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