Reproductive cycles and contraception of Black Lemurs (Eulemur macaco macaco) with depot medroxyprogesterone acetate during the breeding season

Zoo Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-298

  Asa, Cheryl S ^a,b   Porton, Ingrid J ^a   Junge, Randall ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

^b Research Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Lemur; Medroxyprogesterone; Pregnancy; Primate; Prosimian; Vaginal cytology

Indexed keywords

EULEMUR MACACO; EULEMUR MACACO MACACO; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 34748856347     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20136     Document Type: Article

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