Hormonal and Behavioral Variation in Pied Tamarins Housed in Different Management Conditions

Zoo Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 299-306

  Armstrong, D M ^a   Santymire, R M ^a  

^a Lincoln Park Zoo ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cortisol; Fecal hormonal analysis; Progesterone; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SAGUINUS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS; ZOO ANIMAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BREEDING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FECES; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GONADAL HORMONES; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; OBSERVATION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; SAGUINUS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

CALLITRICHIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 84879110732     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21023     Document Type: Article

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