Tracking the Ovarian Cycle in Black-and-Gold Howlers (Alouatta caraya) by Measuring Fecal Steroids and Observing Vaginal Bleeding

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 605-615

  Kugelmeier, Tatiana ^a,b   del Rio do Valle, Rodrigo ^a   de Barros Vaz Guimarães, Marcelo Alcindo ^a   Carneiro Muniz, José Augusto Pereira ^c   Monteiro, Frederico Ozanan Barros ^d   de Oliveira, Cláudio Alvarenga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alouatta caraya; Fecal steroids; Howler; Ovarian cycle; Vaginal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAPTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYTOLOGY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FECES; IMMUNOASSAY; METABOLITE; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STEROID; TRACKING;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA CARAYA; PRIMATES;

EID: 79955548612     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-010-9490-7     Document Type: Article

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