Horn growth related to testosterone secretion in two wild Mediterranean ruminant species: The Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica) and European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 300-307

  Toledano Diaz A ^a   Santiago Moreno, J ^a   Gomez Brunet A ^a   Pulido Pastor, A ^b   Lopez Sebastian A ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b DP Málaga ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Horn growth; Male wild ruminants; Seasonality; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HORN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCROTUM; SEASON; SECRETION; SHEEP; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALS; GOATS; HORNS; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SCROTUM; SEASONS; SHEEP; TESTOSTERONE;

BOVIDAE; CAPRA IBEX; CAPRA PYRENAICA; OVIS ARIES; OVIS ARIES MUSIMON;

EID: 35148887729     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.10.021     Document Type: Article

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