Urinary hormone analysis assists reproductive monitoring and sex identification of bell frogs (Litoria raniformis)

Theriogenology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 663-671

  Germano, J M ^a   Molinia, F C ^b   Bishop, P J ^a   Cree, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Litoria raniformis; Reproductive hormone monitoring; Sex identification; Urinary hormone metabolites

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FROGS AND TOADS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; OVULATION PREDICTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEX DETERMINATION; URINALYSIS; URINE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANURA; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FEMALE; HORMONES; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OVULATION PREDICTION; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEX DETERMINATION ANALYSIS; TESTOSTERONE; URINALYSIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; LITORIA RANIFORMIS;

EID: 68349127360     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.04.023     Document Type: Article

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