Seasonal profiles of ovarian activity in iberian lynx (lynx pardinus) based on urinary hormone metabolite analyses

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 92-97

  Jewgenow, K ^a   Goritz F ^a   Vargas, A ^b   Dehnhard, M ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Iberian Lynx Captive Breeding Center   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PREGNANEDIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LYNX; MALE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEASON; URINE;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LYNX; MALE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANEDIOL; PROGESTERONE; SEASONS;

FELIDAE; LYNX; LYNX PARDINUS;

EID: 67651225460     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01383.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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