Fecal estrogen, progestagen and glucocorticoid metabolites during the estrous cycle and pregnancy in the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla): evidence for delayed implantation

BACKGROUND: Declining numbers of wild giant anteaters highlight the importance of sustainable captive populations. Unfortunately, captive reproductive management is limited by the lack of external physical indicators of female reproductive status and the aggressive behavior of males. We examined the...

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Autores principales: Knott, Katrina K, Roberts, Beth M, Maly, Morgan A, Vance, Carrie K, DeBeachaump, Jennifer, Majors, Jackie, Riger, Peter, DeCaluwe, Heather, Kouba, Andrew J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3765926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23981950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7827-11-83

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