Effects of combination birth control on estrous behavior in captive western lowland gorillas, Gorilla gorilla gorilla

Zoo Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 350-361

  Sarfaty, Anna ^a   Margulis, Susan W ^a,b,c   Atsalis, Sylvia ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^c CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^e FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Combination birth control; Estrous behavior; Lowland gorilla

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRACEPTION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GORILLA; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CONTRACEPTION; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; LUINA;

EID: 84862316768     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20401     Document Type: Article

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