Low synchrony in the breeding cycle of Galapagos sea lions revealed by seasonal progesterone concentrations

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1232-1237

  Villegas Amtmann, S ^a   Atkinson, S ^b   Costa, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding cycle; Estrogen concentration; Galapagos sea lions; Pregnancy hormones; Progesterone concentration; Reproductive physiology; Zalophus wollebaeki

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DIAPAUSE; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HORMONE; PHOTOPERIOD; PHYSIOLOGY; PINNIPED; PREGNANCY; PREY AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SYNCHRONY;

MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; ZALOPHUS WOLLEBAEKI;

EID: 70350495426     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-319.1     Document Type: Article

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