The effects of age, season, and gender on serum cortisol levels in the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-278

  McKenzie, Sarah ^a   Deane, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUMMER;

MACROPUS EUGENII;

EID: 0042738092     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6480(03)00185-0     Document Type: Article

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