Ovarian activity in captive Eld's deer (Cervus eldi thamin)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 669-674

  Hosack, D A ^a,c   Miller, K V ^a   Marchinton, R L ^a   Monfort, S L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus eldi thamin; Eld's deer; Ovarian activity; Progesterone; Reproductive strategy

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; POPULATION ECOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

NORTH AMERICA;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELDI; CERVUS ELDI THAMIN; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031543823     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382918     Document Type: Review

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