Specific gravity as an alternative to creatinine for estimating urine concentration in captive and wild chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) samples

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-135

  Anestis, Stephanie F ^a   Breakey, Alicia A ^a   Beuerlein, Melanie M ^a   Bribiescas, Richard G ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Creatinine; Hormones; Noninvasive sampling; Specific gravity; Urine concentration

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; HORMONE;

CAPTIVE POPULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; GRAVITY; HOMINID; HORMONE; URINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PAN TROGLODYTES; RELATIVE DENSITY; UGANDA; URINALYSIS; URINE;

ANIMALS; CREATININE; HORMONES; PAN TROGLODYTES; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; UGANDA; URINALYSIS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN PROVINCE [UGANDA];

PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

EID: 59449094176     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20631     Document Type: Article

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