Female reproductive cycles of wild female felids

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 155-162

  Brown, Janine L ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal hormones; Gonadal steroids; Noninvasive monitoring; Ovarian cycle; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FELIDAE; FEMALE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ESTROUS CYCLE; FELIDAE; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; FELIDAE; LEOPARDUS PARDALIS; LEOPARDUS WIEDII; NEOFELIS NEBULOSA; OTOCOLOBUS MANUL; PANTHERA PARDUS; PRIONAILURUS VIVERRINUS; UNCIA UNCIA;

EID: 79955630739     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.08.024     Document Type: Article

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