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Endocrinology of Sika Deer

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Sika Deer

There have been few studies of endocrinology of sika deer in Japan, although several studies have been conducted on reproductive physiology. In recent years, we have obtained basic information on sika deer endocrinology by applying fecal steroid analysis as a noninvasive method. In this chapter we explore hormonal changes during the estrous cycle and pregnancy in female sika deer and in addition consider what is known about “silent” ovulation. For male sika deer, we provide the annual testosterone pattern and relate it to aggressive behavior.

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  1. Technical Researcher, Natural Environment Laboratory, Department of Earth Science, Research Institute for Environmental Science and Public Health of Iwate Prefecture (I-RIEP), 1-36-1 Iiokashinden, Morioka, Iwate, 020-0852, Japan

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  2. Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Kita 9, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0809, Japan

    Yukiko Matsuura

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  1. Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management and Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, 94720-3114, Berkeley, California, USA

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  2. Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Azabu University, 229-8501, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

    Seiki Takatsuki

  3. Department of Ecoregion Science Laboratory of Wildlife Conservation, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwaicho Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan

    Koichi Kaji

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Yamauchi, K., Matsuura, Y. (2009). Endocrinology of Sika Deer. In: McCullough, D.R., Takatsuki, S., Kaji, K. (eds) Sika Deer. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-09429-6_6

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