Comparison of different drying and storage methods on quantifiable concentrations of fecal steroids in the cheetah

Zoo Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 215-222

  Terio, Karen A ^a   Brown, Janine L ^b   Moreland, Rachel ^b   Munson, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Corticoid; Estrogen; Fecal steroids; Progestagen

Indexed keywords

ACINONYX JUBATUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036296530     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.10036     Document Type: Article

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