The 'male effect' in sheep and goats-Revisiting the dogmas

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 304-314

  Delgadillo, J Alberto ^a   Gelez, Helene ^b   Ungerfeld, Rodolfo ^c   Hawken, Penelope A R ^d   Martin, Graeme B ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO   (Mexico)

^b Pelvipharm   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

GnRH; Luteinizing hormone; Olfaction; Ovulation; Pheromone; Reproductive seasonality; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANOVULATION; FERTILIZATION; GENOTYPE; GOAT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GOATS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INSTINCT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OVULATION; PHEROMONES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHEEP; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 64049087446     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.02.004     Document Type: Review

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