Seasonal differences in spermatogenesis, testicular mass and serum testosterone concentrations in the grizzly bear

Ursus

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 198-207

  White Jr , Don ^a   Berardinelli, James G ^b   Aune, Keith E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WILDLIFE AND PARKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Epididymal tubules; Grizzly bear; Montana; Seminiferous tubules; Testis; Testosterone; Ursus arctos horribilis; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

URSUS ARCTOS; URSUS ARCTOS HORRIBILIS;

EID: 33646003922     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/1537-6176(2005)016[0198:SDISTM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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