Ultrasonography of the estrous cycle in female African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 369-382

  Hermes, Robert ^a   Olson, Deborah ^b   Göritz, Frank ^a   Brown, Janine L ^c   Schmitt, Dennis L ^d   Hagan, David ^b   Peterson, Jeffrey S ^b   Fritsch, Guido ^a   Hildebrandt, Thomas B ^a  

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

^b INDIANAPOLIS ZOO   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0034556262     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2361(2000)19:5<369::AID-ZOO7>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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