Assessment of reproductive status in male echidnas

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 114-127

  Johnston, S D ^a   Nicolson, V ^b   Madden, C ^a   Logie, S ^a   Pyne, M ^b   Roser, A ^b   Lisle, A T ^a   D'Occhio, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary   (Australia)

Author keywords

Captive; Electroejaculation; GnRH; hCG; Seasonal reproduction; Short beaked echidna; Spermatorrhoea; Testis; Testosterone; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ECHIDNA; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SECRETION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ECHIDNA; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

TACHYGLOSSIDAE; TACHYGLOSSUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 33751204768     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.12.016     Document Type: Article

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