Seasonal analysis of semen characteristics, serum testosterone and fecal androgens in the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), margay (L. wiedii) and tigrina (L. tigrinus)

Theriogenology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2027-2041

  Morais, R N ^a   Mucciolo, R G ^b   Gomes, M L F ^c   Lacerda, O ^c   Moraes, W ^d   Moreira, N ^a   Graham, L H ^f   Swanson, W F ^e   Brown, J L ^f  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Curitiba Zoo   (Brazil)

^d Itaipu Binational ^*  (Brazil)

^e SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal androgens; Leopardus spp.; Seasonality; Small cats; Testicular function

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; BREEDING; CARNIVORA; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECES; FECES LEVEL; FELIDAE; GAMETOGENESIS; MALE; MARGAY; NONHUMAN; OCELOT; PENIS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STEROIDOGENESIS; TEMPERATURE; TESTIS; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TIGRINA; HISTOLOGY;

FELIS; FELIS CATUS; LEOPARDUS PARDALIS; LEOPARDUS TIGRINUS; LEOPARDUS WIEDII; OLIGACANTHORHYNCHUS;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CARNIVORA; FECES; MALE; PENIS; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TEMPERATURE; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0035983563     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)00707-0     Document Type: Article

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