Describing Ovarian Cycles, Pregnancy Characteristics, and the Use of Contraception in Female White-Faced Marmosets, Callithrix geoffroyi

Authors: Aaryn C. Mustoe, Heather A. Jensen, Jeffrey A. French

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: contraception, pregnancy, pregnanediol-3-glucuronide (pdg), primates, reproduction, white-faced marmoset

2012

The use of long acting subcutaneous levonorgestrel (LNG) gel depot as an effective contraceptive option for cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus)

Authors: C.J. Wheaton, A. Savage, A. Shukla, D. Neiffer, W. Qu, Y. Sun, B. L. Lasley

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: biodegradable injectate, contraception, estrone conjugates, pregnanediol-3-glucuronide

2011

Urinary steroid hormone analysis of ovarian cycles and pregnancy in mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) indicate that menses, copulatory behavior, sexual swellings and reproductive condition are associated with changing estrone conjugates (E1C) and pregnanediol-3-glucuronide (PdG)

Authors: Rebecca Sellin Phillips, Catharine J. Wheaton

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: estrone conjugates (e1c), mandrillus sphinx, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, pregnanediol-3-glucuronide (pdg), sexual swellings

2008

Excretion patterns of fecal progestagens, androgen and estrogen during pregnancy, parturition and post partum in okapi (Okapia johnstoni)

Authors: Satoshi Kusuda, Koki Morikaku, Ken-ichi Kawada, Kenji Ishiwada, Osamu Doi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Reproduction and Developement

Keywords: estrous cycle, fecal hormone, okapi (okapia johnstoni), pregnancy, progesterone

2007

Comparative endocrine investigations in three bear species based on urinary steroid metabolites and volatiles

Authors: M. Dehnhard, T. Hildebrandt, T. Knauf, K. Jewgenow, L. Kolter, F. Goritz

Publication/Journal: Theriogenology

Keywords: bear, non-invasive, pheromone, reproduction

2006

Changes in urinary concentrations of total estrogen and pregnanediol in a female giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) from 1991 to 2000

Authors: Etsuo Narushima, Takako Hayashi, Tatsuoko Hara, Nagahiro Nose, Teruyuki Komiya

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: estrogen, giant panda, pregnancy, pregnanediol, pseudopregnancy

2003

Use of levonorgestrel as an effective means of contraception in the white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia)

Authors: Anne Savage, Dara S. Zirofsky, Susan E. Shideler, Tessa E. Smith, Bill L. Lasley

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cebids, contraceptives, levonorgestrel (lng), new world primates

2002

Ovarian hormone concentrations and genital swelling patterns in female chimpanzees with Norplant implants

Authors: Tammie Bettinger, Debbie Cougar, D. Rick Lee, Bill L. Lasley, Janette Wallis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: contraception, estrone, implant, levonorgestrel, pregnanediol

1997

Steroid metabolism and validation of noninvasive endocrine monitoring in the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

Authors: S. L. Monfort, S. K. Wasser, K. L. Mashburn, M. Burke, B. A. Brewer, S. R. Creel

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: estrogens, fecal steroids, hormones, progesterone metabolites, testosterone, urinary steroids

1997

Reproductive, behavioral, and endocrine characteristics of the Dall’s sheep (Ovis dalli dalli)

Authors: Karen L. Goodrowe, Beth Smak, Nicole Presley, Steven L. Monfort

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: comparative reproduction, endocrinology, pregnancy, urinary hormones

1996