Oestrus in the Julia Creek dunnart (Sminthopsis douglasi) is associated with wheel running behaviour but not necessarily changes in body weight, food consumption or pouch morphology

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 135-146

  Pollock, K ^a   Booth, R ^b   Wilson, R ^a   Keeley, T ^c   Grogan, K ^b   Kennerley, P ^b   Johnston, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c Western Plains Zoo   (Australia)

Author keywords

Faecal steroids; Pouch development; Running wheel activity; Urogenital cytology

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EATING; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRUS; FECES; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MARSUPIAL; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RUNNING; SEASON; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; ESTRUS DETECTION; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROGESTINS; REPRODUCTION; RUNNING; SEASONS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; DASYURIDAE; METATHERIA; SMINTHOPSIS; SMINTHOPSIS DOUGLASI;

EID: 70350705997     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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