Seasonal variations of fecal progesterone and 17β-estradiol in captive female black-handed spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi)

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1985-1993

  Cerda Molina, A L ^a   Hernandez Lopez L ^a   Paez Ponce D L ^a   Rojas Maya, S ^b   Mondragon Ceballos R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Fecal 17 estradiol; Fecal progesterone; Menstrual cycle; Seasonality; Spider monkey

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATELINAE; CHEMISTRY; FECES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; ATELINAE; ESTRADIOL; FECES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; PERIODICITY; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASONS;

ARANEAE; ATELES; ATELES GEOFFROYI; ATELES SP.;

EID: 33749482553     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.03.038     Document Type: Article

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