Presence of males affects the incidence of ovulation after pouch young removal in brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-55

  Crawford, J L ^a,b   McLeod, B J ^a,b   Thompson, E G ^a   Hurst, P R ^b  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Female brushtail possums; Male effect; Oestrous cycle; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; OPOSSUM; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; MALE; OPOSSUMS; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; WEANING;

ALOPIAS; ANIMALIA; DIDELPHIDAE; MAMMALIA; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0032537001     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00053-0     Document Type: Article

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