Reduced reproductive function in wild baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis) related to natural consumption of the African black plum (Vitex doniana)

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 384-390

  Higham, James P ^a   Ross, Caroline ^a   Warren, Ymke ^a   Heistermann, Michael ^b   MacLarnon, Ann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Infertility; Plant steroids; Primate; Reproductive physiology; Sexual swelling

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; NATURAL PRODUCT; PHYTOSTEROL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABOON; COPULATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PLANT PRODUCT; PLUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VITEX; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS; VITEX DONIANA; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; DIET; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PLANT COMPONENTS; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; PRUNUS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

EID: 34547950145     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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