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Cyclical changes in the sexual skin of female rhesus: relationships to mating behavior and successful artificial insemination

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Estimating the time of ovulation or conception is an important aspect in much of the work on primate reproduction. Although there are increasingly successful and sophisticated techniques used in the laboratory to help predict ovulation, most are either expensive with respect to instrumentation or require expertise in physical examination of the animal. There are many situations, such as in the field, in group living cages, or in large scale breeding programs, where these techniques are less practical.

Supported by grant RR-00167 from the National Institutes of Health and grant MH-21312 from the National Institute of Mental Health. Publication Number 14-027 of the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center.

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Czaja, J.A., Eisele, S.G., Goy, R.W. (1975). Cyclical changes in the sexual skin of female rhesus: relationships to mating behavior and successful artificial insemination. In: Goodwin, W.J., Augustine, J. (eds) Primate Research. FASEB Monographs, vol 6. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2640-3_10

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