Urinary progesterone in free-ranging red howler monkeys (Alouatta seniculus): Preliminary observations of the estrous cycle and gestation

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 257-263

  Herrick, Jason R ^a   Agoramoorthy, Govindasamy ^b   Rudran, Rasanayagam ^c   Harder, John D ^a,d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SM Govidasamy Nayakkar Mem Found ^*  (India)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Ecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Alouatta; Progesterone; Radioimmunoassay; Red howler monkey; Urinary hormones

Indexed keywords

ALOUATTA SENICULUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; LUTEAL PHASE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; URINE;

ALOUATTA; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA SENICULUS;

EID: 0033865186     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2345(200008)51:4<257::AID-AJP5>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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