Adiposity and reproductive cycling status in zoo African elephants

OBJECTIVE: The majority of zoo African elephants exhibit abnormal reproductive cycles, but it is unclear why. Acyclicity has been positively associated with body condition scores. The objective of this study was to measure body composition and examine the relationship between adiposity and cyclicity...

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Published in:Obesity (Silver Spring)
Main Authors: Chusyd, Daniella E., Brown, Janine L., Hambly, Catherine, Johnson, Maria S., Morfeld, Kari, Patki, Amit, Speakman, John R., Allison, David B., Nagy, Tim R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5744898/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29265776
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.22046
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