Female sexual motivation during non-fertile periods: A primate phenomenon

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-2

  Ziegler, Toni E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FERTILE PERIOD; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; INFANTICIDE; MATING; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PATERNITY; PREGNANCY; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ZYGOTE;

EID: 33751549496     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2006.09.002     Document Type: Note

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