Seasonal changes in plasma testosterone and glucocorucosteroids in free-living male yellow-pine chipmunks and the response to capture and handling

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 245-251

  Place, N J ^a   Kenagy, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucocorticosteroids; Male chipmunks; Seasonality; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034088381     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050282     Document Type: Article

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