Measuring fecal progestogens as a tool to monitor reproductive activity in captive female bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Theriogenology

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1282-1292

  Biancani, B ^a,b   Da Dalt, L ^a   Lacave, G ^c   Romagnoli, S ^a   Gabai, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration   (United States)

^c Marine Mammal Veterinary Services   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dolphins; Estrous cycle; Fecal progestogens; Pregnancy; Radioimmunoassay

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; FECES; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; VALIDATION STUDY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; FECES; FEMALE; LACTATION; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTINS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

MAMMALIA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 71749117295     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.07.025     Document Type: Article

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