Non-invasive measurement of fecal estrogens in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 464-471

  Van Meter, Page E ^a   French, Jeffrey A ^b   Bidali, Kaisa ^b   Weldele, Mary L ^c   Brown, Janine L ^d   Holekamp, Kay E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crocuta; Estrogen; Fecal hormones; Reproductive states; Spotted hyena

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUTA CROCUTA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 37549029715     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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