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Measuring Faecal Epi-Androsterone as an Indicator of Gonadal Activity in Spotted Hyenas (Crocuta crocuta)

Enzyme immunoassays (EIA) that measure faecal testosterone metabolites (fTM) are useful tools to monitor gonadal activity. The aim of this study was to validate an “in-house” epiandrosterone EIA to monitor fTM in spotted hyenas. FTM were characterised in a male and a female hyena that each received...

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Autores principales: Pribbenow, Susanne, East, Marion L., Ganswindt, Andre, Tordiffe, Adrian S. W., Hofer, Heribert, Dehnhard, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4481319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26107516
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128706