Monitoring male southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) reproductive function and seasonality in a captive population

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 118, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 377-387

  Hogan, L A ^a   Phillips, C J C ^a   Horsup, A B ^b   Keeley, T ^c   Nicolson, V ^d   Janssen, T ^e   Lisle, A ^a   Johnston, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c Reproductive Laboratories   (Australia)

^d Veterinary Lab   (Australia)

^e Rockhampton Botanical Gardens and Zoo   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bulbourethral; GnRH agonist; Prostate; Seasonal reproduction; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BULBOURETHRAL GLAND; CHEMISTRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FECES; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MARSUPIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATE; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BULBOURETHRAL GLANDS; BUSERELIN; FECES; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; PROSTATE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

LASIORHINUS LATIFRONS; VOMBATIDAE;

EID: 74849106862     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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