Longitudinal gonadal steroid excretion in free-living male and female meerkats (Suricata suricatta)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 158-171

  Moss, Allison M ^a,b   Clutton Brock, T H ^c   Monfort, S L ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Fecal steroids; Meerkats; Progestagens; Suricates; Testosterone; Urinary steroids

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CARNIVORA; ESTRUS CYCLE; FECES LEVEL; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0035015614     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.2001.7622     Document Type: Article

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