Estrous synchrony in a group of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) under human care

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 113, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 322-327

  Weissenböck, Nicole M ^a   Schwammer, Harald M ^b   Ruf, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b Vienna Zoo ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

African elephant; Estrous synchronization; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELEPHANT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELEPHANTS; ESTROUS CYCLE; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 64949090976     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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