Birth order, estrogens and sex-ratio adaptation in African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 315-320

  Creel, S ^a   Creel, N Marusha ^a   Monfort, S L ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

African wild dog; Cooperative breeding; Estrogens; Lycaon pictus; Maternal parity; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; MALE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; TANZANIA; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRTH ORDER; CARNIVORA; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MALE; PARITY; SEX RATIO; TANZANIA;

EID: 0032582731     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00121-3     Document Type: Article

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