Reproductive Steroids in the White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus borealis). II. Progesterone and Estrogen Levels in Peripheral Plasma During Pregnancy1

Abstract
Progesterone and estrogens were measured by radioimmunoassay in 176 serum samples from 15 white-tailed deer during the breeding season and pregnancy. The study spanned two separate years in which some does were serially sampled during both pregnancies.