Open AccessMonitoring ovarian cycles, pregnancy and post-partum in captive marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) by measuring fecal steroids
Author(s) -
Bruna Furlan Polegato,
Eveline dos Santos Zanetti,
José Maurício Barbanti Duarte
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
conservation physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2051-1434
DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cox073
Subject(s) - biology , post partum , marsh , feces , pregnancy , reproduction , ecology , zoology , wetland , genetics
Lay summary: This study aimed to characterize some aspects of the reproductive physiology of female marsh deer, such as length and fecal progestins profile of estrous cycle, pregnancy and post parturition periods, information that we consider an important and decisive factor for the elaboration of conservation actions of Neotropical deer species.
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