Urinary progestogen and estrogen excretion during pregnancy in Eulemur macaco flavifrons, E. rubriventer, and Hapalemur griseus occidentalis

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 449-463

  Gerber, Patricia ^a   Moisson, Pierre ^b   Heistermann, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Parc Zoologique et Botanique ^*  (Germany)

^c GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Fetal sex; Lemurid primates; Pregnancy; Progestogens; Urinary hormones

Indexed keywords

EXCRETION; HORMONE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIMATE; URINE;

EULEMUR; EULEMUR MACACO FLAVIFRONS; EULEMUR RUBRIVENTER; HAPALEMUR; HAPALEMUR GRISEUS; HAPALEMUR GRISEUS OCCIDENTALIS; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 3442900795     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:IJOP.0000019161.01299.d7     Document Type: Article

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