Reproductive functional anatomy and oestrous cycle pattern of the female brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus africanus, Gray 1842) from Gabon

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 247-259

  Mayor, P ^a   Lopez Bejar M ^a   Jori, F ^b   Fenech, M ^a   Lopez Gatius F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atherurus africanus; Brush tailed porcupine; Genital tract; Hystricognath rodents; Oestrous cycle

Indexed keywords

ATHERURUS; ATHERURUS AFRICANUS; ERETHIZON DORSATUM; HYSTRICOGNATHI; RODENTIA;

EID: 0038348722     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(03)00041-1     Document Type: Article

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