Reproductive life history traits of female orangutans (Pongo spp.)

Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology

Volumn 36, Issue , 2008, Pages 147-161

  Shumaker, R W ^a,b,c,d,e   Wich, S ^a,f   Perkins, L ^g  

^a Great Ape Trust of Iowa   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRONE; PREGNANEDIOL; PREGNANEDIOL 3 ALPHA GLUCURONIDE; PREGNANEDIOL-3 ALPHA-GLUCURONIDE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANTHROPOIDEA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; URINE; WILD ANIMAL; ZOO ANIMAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, WILD; ANIMALS, ZOO; ESTRONE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANEDIOL; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 49549123820     PISSN: 00741132     EISSN: 16623800     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000137705     Document Type: Conference Paper

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