Using fecal hormonal and behavioral analyses to evaluate the introduction of two sable antelope at Lincoln Park Zoo

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 220-246

  Loeding, Erin ^a,b   Thomas, Jeanette ^a   Bernier, Dave ^c   Santymire, Rachel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Western Illinois University Quad Cities   (United States)

^c LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FECES LEVEL; FEMALE; HABITAT; HIPPOTRAGUS NIGER; HORMONE DETERMINATION; INJURY; LINCOLN PARK ZOO; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANTELOPES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ESTRUS; FECES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; MALE;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOTRAGUS; HIPPOTRAGUS NIGER;

EID: 79959345601     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: 15327604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2011.576968     Document Type: Article

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