Body temperature and circulating progesterone levels before and after parturition in killer whales (orcinus orca)

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-71

  Katsumata, Etsuko ^a   Jaroenporn, Sukanya ^b,c   Katsumata, Hiroshi ^a   Konno, Seiki ^d   Maeda, Yoshiaki ^d   Watanabe, Gen ^b,c   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^b,c  

^a International Marine Biological Research Institute   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d Kamogawa Sea World   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Killer whales; Parturition; Pregnancy; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; BIRTH; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; KILLER WHALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; WHALE, KILLER;

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 33644905049     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.17063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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