Annual variations in fecal androgen metabolites and antler cycle of captive red brocket bucks (Mazama americana) in Southeast Brazil

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 535-538

  Versiani, Natalia Fraguas ^a   Pereira, Ricardo José Garcia ^a   Duarte, José Maurício Barbanti ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Androgen metabolites; Antler cycle; Aseasonal reproduction; Feces; Mazama Americana

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955091442     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0278-z     Document Type: Article

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