Effect of population density on the steroid hormone levels of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 241-248

  Wang, Jinlong ^a,c   Wei, Wanhong ^b   Zhang, Yanming ^a   Yin, Baofa ^b  

^a NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

^b YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae); Population density; Steroid hormone

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; POPULATION DENSITY; RODENT; STEROID;

OCHOTONA CURZONIAE; OCHOTONA PRINCEPS;

EID: 33750219188     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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