The relationship between vaginal electrical impedence and hormone profiles during pregnancy and parturition of a white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 451-456

  Bowers, Susan ^a   Gandy, Scott ^a   Paul, Ken ^b   Woods, Lisa ^b   D'Angelo, Denise ^b   Horton, Carolyn ^b   Tabaka, Chris ^b,c   Willard, Scott ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMPHIS ZOO   (United States)

^c Detroit Zoological Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormones; Pregnancy; Vaginal electrical impedance; White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)

Indexed keywords

CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM; CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM SIMUM;

EID: 30444456859     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/04-097.1     Document Type: Article

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