Field endocrinology: Monitoring hormonal changes in free–ranging primates

Field and Laboratory Methods in Primatology: A Practical Guide, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 353-370

  Hodges, J Keith ^a   Heistermann, Michael ^a  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

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EID: 84924159616     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511921643.022     Document Type: Chapter

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