Certain aspects of bonobo female sexual repertoire are related to urinary testosterone metabolite levels

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-32

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

^c GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bonobo; Female sexual behaviour; Testosterone immigration; Urine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PAN PANISCUS;

ANDROSTANOLONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PAN PANISCUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URINE;

ANIMALS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; FEMALE; PAN PANISCUS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 15544382249     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082452     Document Type: Article

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