XY male pseudohermaphroditism in a captive Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 498-503

  Padilla, Luis R ^a,b,c   Dutton, Christopher J ^a,b,d   Bauman, Joan ^a   Duncan, Mary ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c Oklahoma City Zoo   (United States)

^d TORONTO ZOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arabian oryx; Intersex; Oryx leucoryx; Pseudohermaphroditism; Sex differentiation

Indexed keywords

ORYX; ORYX LEUCORYX;

EID: 30444453140     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/04-006.1     Document Type: Article

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