Seasonal variation in fecal testosterone levels in free-ranging male Japanese macaques

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 603-610

  Muroyama, Yasuyuki ^a   Shimizu, Keiko ^a   Sugiura, Hideki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age class; Dominance rank; Feces; Macaca fuscata; Seasonality; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; AGE CLASS; FECES; PRIMATE; RANKING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; TESTOSTERONE;

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECES; JAPAN; MACACA; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASON; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; FECES; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; JAPAN; MACACA; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASONS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; MACACA; MACACA FUSCATA; PRIMATES;

EID: 34250028734     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20366     Document Type: Article

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