The effect of medroxyprogesterone acetate on behavioural responses of captive female hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 108, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 412-424

  Guy, Amanda J ^a   Schuerch, Franziska S ^a   Heffernan, Scott ^b   Thomson, Peter C ^a   O'Brien, Justine K ^a   McGreevy, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contraception; Depo Provera ; Hamadryas baboons; Socio sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PRIMATES;

EID: 51249099998     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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