Seminal and endocrine characteristics of male Pallas' cats (Otocolobus manul) maintained under artificial lighting with simulated natural photoperiods

Zoo Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-199

  Newell Fugate, Annie ^a   Kennedy Stoskopf, Suzanne ^b   Brown, Janine L ^c   Levine, Jay F ^b   Swanson, William F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Felids; Leptin; Reproductive seasonality; Spermatozoa; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; OTOCOLOBUS MANUL;

EID: 34547194763     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20127     Document Type: Article

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