Endocrine and ultrasound evaluation of a non-cycling African elephant: Identification of an ovarian follicular cyst

Zoo Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 223-232

  Brown, Janine L ^a   Hildebrandt, Thomas B ^b   Theison, William ^c   Neiffer, Donald L ^c,d  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c Pittsburgh Zoo   (United States)

^d DISNEY S ANIMAL KINGDOM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; UNIDENTIFIED AGENTS;

EID: 0033433791     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1999)18:3<223::AID-ZOO6>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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