The influence of age on fecal steroid hormone levels in male Budongo Forest chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 661-669

  Seraphin, S B ^a   Whitten, P L ^b   Reynolds, V ^c  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Chimpanzee; Corticosterone; Cortisol; Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA S); Testosterone

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FECES; HOMINID; HORMONE; STEROID;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; UGANDA;

AGING; ANIMALS; FECES; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; UGANDA;

AFRICA; BUDONGO FOREST; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WESTERN PROVINCE [UGANDA];

ANIMALIA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAN TROGLODYTES SCHWEINFURTHII;

EID: 52449103775     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20541     Document Type: Article

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