Urinary androgen and corticoid levels in captive, male western lowland gorillas (Gorilla g. gorilla): Age- and social group-related differences

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 73-87

  Stoinski, T S ^a,b   Czekala, N ^c   Lukas, K E ^d   Maple, T L ^a,b  

^a ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bachelor groups; Maturation; Socioendocrinology; Stress; Western lowland gorillas

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; PRIMATE;

ANIMALIA; GORILLA GORILLA; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA;

ANDROGEN; CORTICOSTEROID;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GORILLA; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URINE; ZOO ANIMAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGE FACTORS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GORILLA GORILLA; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036479537     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.1065     Document Type: Article

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