Effect of giving birth on the cortisol level in a bonobo groups' (Pan paniscus) saliva

Primates

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-193

  Behringer, Verena ^a   Clauß, Wolfgang ^a   Hachenburger, Katja ^a   Kuchar, Alexandra ^b   Möstl, Erich ^b   Selzer, Dieter ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Behavior; Bonobo; Cortisol; Saliva; Zoo biology

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGY; PRIMATE; SALIVA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PAN PANISCUS; PREGNANCY; SALIVA; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; PAN PANISCUS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; SALIVA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; PAN PANISCUS;

EID: 63749129828     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10329-008-0121-2     Document Type: Article

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