Reproductive steroids are detectable in the faeces of dugongs

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 247-250

  Lanyon, Janet M ^a   Smith, Kate M ^a   Carrick, Frank N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dugong; Dugong dugon; Faeces; Gonadal steroids; Hormones; Oestradiol; Reproduction; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FECES; IMMUNOASSAY; SEX HORMONE; SIRENIAN; STEROID;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MORETON BAY; QUEENSLAND;

DUGONG DUGON;

EID: 33645147692     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2005.021     Document Type: Article

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