Non-invasive monitoring of reproduction in zoo and wildlife species

Annual Review of Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue , 2004, Pages 91-98

  Graham, Laura H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hormones; Reproduction; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; STEROID;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOLOGY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EXCRETION; FECES ANALYSIS; GONAD FUNCTION; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; STEROID METABOLISM; TECHNIQUE; URINALYSIS; WILD SPECIES; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 30344436356     PISSN: 18068774     EISSN: 18068774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5016/1806-8774.2004v6p91     Document Type: Review

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