Effects of dispersal status on pituitary and gonadal function in the male spotted hyena

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 385-394

  Holekamp, Kay E ^a   Sisk, Cheryl L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; GnRH challenge; Hyena; Luteinizing hormone; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARNIVORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUTA CROCUTA; GENDER; GONAD FUNCTION; HYENA; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0344393084     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2003.06.003     Document Type: Article

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