Reproductive endocrinology of the largest dasyurids: Characterization of ovarian cycles by plasma and fecal steroid monitoring. part II. the spotted-tailed quoll (dasyurus maculatus)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 245-254

  Hesterman, H ^a   Jones, S M ^a   Schwarzenberger, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dasyurid; Estrogens; Marsupial; Progestagens; Progesterone; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; MARSUPIAL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FECES; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 39649092763     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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