Hyperprogesteronemia in response to Vitex fischeri consumption in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1064-1071

  Thompson, Melissa Emery ^a,b   Wilson, Michael L ^c   Gobbo, Grace ^d   Muller, Martin N ^a   Pusey, Anne E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d The Jane Goodall Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Diet; Phytoestrogens; Progesterone; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FRUIT; HORMONE; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTION; TESTOSTERONE; WILD POPULATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; GOMBE NATIONAL PARK; KIGOMA [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAN TROGLODYTES SCHWEINFURTHII; PRIMATES; VITEX; VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS;

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; URINE; VITEX;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; VITEX;

EID: 55649113817     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20600     Document Type: Article

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