Endocrine Correlates of Musth in Free-Ranging Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) Determined by Non-Invasive Faecal Steroid Hormone Metabolite Measurements

The occurrence of musth, a period of elevated levels of androgens and heightened sexual activity, has been well documented for the male Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). However, the relationship between androgen-dependent musth and adrenocortical function in this species is unclear. The current stu...

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Autores principales: Ghosal, Ratna, Ganswindt, André, Seshagiri, Polani B., Sukumar, Raman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3866162/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24358371
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084787

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