Urinary testosterone metabolite levels in captive bonobos: Relationship with age

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 107-110

  Sannen, Adinda ^a,b   Van Elsacker, Linda ^a,b   Eens, Marcel ^a   Heistermann, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

^c GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Bonobo; Pan paniscus; Testosterone; Urine

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; METABOLISM; PAN PANISCUS; URINE;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; FEMALE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PAN PANISCUS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; PAN PANISCUS; PANISCUS;

EID: 1542443561     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000076271     Document Type: Article

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