Fecal steroid analysis of female giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) reproductive condition and the impact of endocrine status on daily time budgets

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 271-281

  Del Castillo, Susan M ^a   Bashaw, Meredith J ^a,b   Patton, Marilyn L ^a   Rieches, Randy R ^c   Bercovitch, Fred B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c San Diego Wild Animal Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal assay; Feeding strategies; Giraffe; Progesterone; Reproductive strategies; Time budgets

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GENITAL SYSTEM; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEROID ANALYSIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WEANING;

EID: 16244410811     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2005.01.011     Document Type: Article

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