Biometrics, testosterone, cortisol and antler growth cycle in iberian red deer stags (Cervus elaphus hispanicus)

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-249

  Gaspar Lopez E ^a,b   Landete Castillejos, T ^a,b,c   Estevez, J A ^a,b,c   Ceacero, F ^a,b,c   Gallego, L ^a,b,c   Garcia A J ^a,b,c  

^a IDR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BLOOD; DEER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTLERS; BIOMETRY; DEER; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS HISPANICUS;

EID: 77952531612     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01271.x     Document Type: Article

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