Effect of advancing births on testosterone until 2.5 years of age and puberty in Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 79-88

  Gómez, José Ángel ^a   García, Andrés José ^a,b   Landete Castillejos, Tomás ^a,b   Gallego, Laureano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advanced births; Antler cycle; Puberty; Red deer; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; DEER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HORN; MALE; NECK; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTLERS; DEER; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; NECK; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS HISPANICUS;

EID: 33748467803     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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