Baseline and stress-induced glucocorticoids during reproduction in the variable flying fox, Pteropus hypomelanus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 301, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 682-690

  Reeder, Deeann M ^a   Kunz, Thomas H ^a   Widmaier, Eric P ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHIROPTERA; CORTICOSTERONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYDROCORTISONE; LACTATION; MALE; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CHIROPTERA; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS; PTEROPUS HYPOMELANUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4444267887     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.58     Document Type: Article

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