A review of the reproductive biology and breeding management of tapirs

Integrative Zoology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-34

  Pukazhenthi, Budhan ^a   Quse, Viviana ^b   Hoyer, Mark ^c   van Engeldorp Gastelaars, Heleen ^c,d   Sanjur, Oris ^e   Brown, Janine L ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^c Veterinary Department Artis Royal Zoo   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; Hormones; Reproduction; Spermatozoa; Tapir

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BREEDING; CRYOPRESERVATION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERISSODACTYLA; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CRYOPRESERVATION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; PERISSODACTYLA; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84884757086     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17494877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4877.2012.12008.x     Document Type: Review

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