Seasonality of IH, testosterone and sperm parameters in spider monkey males (Ateles geoffroyi)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 427-431

  Cerda Molina, Ana Lilia ^a,c   Hernández lópez, Leonor ^a   Chavira Ramírez, Roberto ^b   Cárdenas, Mario ^b   Mondragon Ceballos, Ricardo ^a  

^a Instituto National de Psiquiatría   (Mexico)

^b Instituto National de Ciencias Médicasy de la Nutritión   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

LH; Seasonality; Sperm parameters; Spider monkey; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); MOTILITY; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONALITY; SPERM; TESTOSTERONE;

ATELES GEOFFROYI; ATELES SP.;

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATELIDAE; BLOOD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; ATELINAE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; SEASONS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 67449104970     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20671     Document Type: Article

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