Effects of fecal age and seasonality on steroid hormone concentration as a reproductive parameter in field studies

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 781-787

  Abáigar, Teresa ^a   Domené, Miguel A ^a   Palomares, Francisco ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammotragus lervia; Fecal steroids; Gazella dama mhorr; Hormone degradation; Lynx pardinus

Indexed keywords

AMMOTRAGUS LERVIA; GAZELLA DAMA MHORR; LYNX; LYNX PARDINUS; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77956878848     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0375-z     Document Type: Article

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