Results of the third reproductive assessment survey of north American Asian (Elephas maximus) and African (Loxodonta africana) female elephants

Zoo Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 699-711

  Dow, T L ^a,b   Holaskova I ^b   Brown, J L ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyclicity; Hormones; Ovarian cyclicity; Progestagens; Reproduction; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELEPHANT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; ZOO ANIMAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ELEPHANTS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 83155192874     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20377     Document Type: Article

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