Ovarian cycle phase and same-sex mating behavior in Japanese macaque females

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-31

  O'Neill, Ann C ^a,b   Fedigan, Linda M ^b   Ziegler, Toni E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal steroids; Japanese macaque; Nonconceptive behavior; Ovarian cycles

Indexed keywords

ESTRONE; PREGNANEDIOL;

FECES; HORMONE; MATING BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; LESBIAN; MACACA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ANIMALS; ESTRONE; FECES; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MACACA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANEDIOL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS;

MACACA FUSCATA;

EID: 3042684533     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20034     Document Type: Article

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