Hormonal and behavioral relationships during estrus in the giant panda

Zoo Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 537-543

  Lindburg, D G ^a,b   Czekala, N M ^a   Swaisgood, R R ^a  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ailuropoda melanoleuca; Behavior; Estrogen; Estrus; Giant panda

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035565936     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.10027     Document Type: Article

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