Seasonal influence on fecal immunoreactive testosterone concentrations of male Formosan black bears (Ursus thibetanus formosanus)

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-208

  Chang, Geng Ruei ^a   Hsu, Son Haur ^a   Hsu, Tien Huan ^a   Yang, Chieh Chung ^b   Chan, Fang Tse ^a,b   Mao, Frank Chiahung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ENDEMIC SPECIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fecal sexual steroids; Formosan black bear; Reproduction; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

EID: 67349088023     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-008-0224-5     Document Type: Article

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