Oestrous cycle of captive southern hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons) in South Australia, Australia

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 295-306

  Finlayson, G R ^a,b,c   Shimmin, G A ^c,d   Taggart, D A ^c,e   Skinner, J F ^c   Gilmore, A ^f   Paris, M C J ^a,g  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d Department for Environment and Heritage ^*  (Australia)

^e Royal Zoological Society of South Australia   (Australia)

^f Reproductive Medicine Laboratories   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Marsupial; Oestradiol; Oestrous cycle; Progesterone; Reproduction; Wombat

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; BREEDING; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MARSUPIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TIME; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VAGINA; VAGINA SMEAR;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MARSUPIALIA; PROGESTERONE; SEASONS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TIME FACTORS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VAGINA; VAGINAL SMEARS;

ANIMALIA; LASIORHINUS LATIFRONS; VOMBATIDAE;

EID: 33747356281     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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