Serum levels of reproductive steroid hormones in captive sand tiger sharks, Carcharias taurus (Rafinesque), and comments on their relation to sexual conflicts

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 437-446

  Henningsen, A D ^a   Murru, Frank L ^b   Rasmussen, L E L ^c   Whitaker, B R ^a,d   Violetta, Gary C ^e  

^a National Aquarium in Baltimore   (United States)

^b Kerzner International   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e SeaWorld Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Dihydrotestosterone; Elasmobranch; Hormone; Progesterone; Reproduction; Sexual conflict; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHARK; TIME; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHARKS; TIME FACTORS;

CARCHARIAS TAURUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; ODONTASPIDIDAE;

EID: 55549146498     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-008-9202-9     Document Type: Article

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