57 research outputs found
SELECTED PARAMETERS OF THE REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY AND ENDOCRINOLOGY OF COYOTES
The development of the reproductive system and the dynamics of reproductive hormones were studied in captive male and female coyotes (Canis latrans). Captive male coyotes exhibited incomplete sexual maturation at the first reproductive season (\u3c 12 months of age). Peak serum testosterone levels in 1 -year old males were 50% (300±200 vs. 810±300 pg testosterone/ml) and total sperm production was only 10% (57.4±6.6 vs. 558.8±26 x 106 total sperm) of that observed in males older than 1 year. Yearling males were never observed copulating with a female. The sexual maturation of captive female coyotes was less equivocal than their male counterpart\u27s. The pregnancy rate of yearling females was 40% compared to 63% m older females. Average peak serum LH values at the ovulatory surge were 33 ng/ml in yearling females compared to 60 ng/ml in older animals. Serum FSH, estradiol and progesterone levels were similar. There also appears to be an inhibition of fecundity in subordinate females, the mechanism for which IS currently unknown. Our long range goal IS to capitalize upon this information to develop methodologies for coyote population control
Synthetic polyamines added to cultures containing bovine sera reversibly inhibit in vitro parameters of immunity.
Seasonal changes in reproductive behavior and testosterone of Kemp's ridley sea turtles, Lepidochelys kempi
Seasonal reproduction in the Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempi: testosterone and behavior
Synthetic analogs of the hypothalamic luteinizing hormone releasing factor with increased agonist or antatonist properties
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