The influence of olfactory stimulus and sexual activity on gonadal steroids in eusocial mole-rats

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 65-74

  Hagemeyer, Petra ^a   Lange, Simone ^a   Broecker Preuss, Martina ^b   Burda, Hynek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colpocytology; Estrus; Fukomys

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; OLFACTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT; SEX HORMONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

CRYPTOMYS HOTTENTOTUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 72949097289     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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