Effects of porcine follicle-stimulating hormone on the reproductive performance of female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 121-131

  Christians, Julian K ^a   Williams, Tony D ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Egg production; Egg size; FSH; Phenotypic engineering; Trade off

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EGG SIZE; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; VITELLOGENESIS;

EID: 0036121870     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.2001.7737     Document Type: Article

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