Oestrous cycle of the common wombat, Vombatus ursinus in Victoria, Australia

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 339-346

  West, Matt ^a,c   Galloway, D ^a   Shaw, J ^a   Trouson, A ^a   Paris, M C J ^b  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Melbourne Zoo   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mursupial; Progesterone; Reproductive cycle; Vaginal cytology

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BAT; BODY WEIGHT; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; LUTEAL PHASE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VAGINA CYTOLOGY; VAGINA SMEAR; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BODY WEIGHT; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MARSUPIALIA; PROGESTERONE; VAGINA; VAGINAL SMEARS;

VICTORIA; VOMBATIDAE; VOMBATIDAE GEN. SP.; VOMBATUS URSINUS;

EID: 3442887736     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD03058     Document Type: Article

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