Survey of the reproductive cyclicity status of Asian and African elephants in North America

Zoo Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 309-321

  Brown, Janine L ^a,d   Olson, Deborah ^b   Keele, Mike ^c   Freeman, Elizabeth W ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b Indianapolis Zoo ^*  (United States)

^c OREGON ZOO   (United States)

^d SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormones; Ovarian cyclicity; Progestagens; Reproductive dysfunction; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; LOXODONTA;

EID: 4544329733     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20006     Document Type: Review

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