Induction of Pseudopregnancy in the American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 298, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 162-166

  Schulz, Laura Clamon ^a   Nelson, Ralph A ^b   Pyter, Leah M ^b   Bahr, Janice M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Animal Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; PSEUDOPREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; PROGESTERONE; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; URSIDAE;

EID: 0142087807     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.10269     Document Type: Article

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