Reproductive Capability Is Associated with Lifespan and Cause of Death in Companion Dogs

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Hoffman, Jessica M ^a   Creevy, Kate E ^b   Promislow, Daniel E L ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREED; CANIS LUPUS FAMILIARIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTRACEPTION; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; LIFESPAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTION; RISK REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; DOGS; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; REPRODUCTION; STERILIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84876207849     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061082     Document Type: Article

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