Reproductive Ecology and Life History of Female Sonoran Desert Tortoises (Gopherus morafkai)

We studied female Gopherus morafkai reproduction for 10 yr to evaluate reproductive variation and environmental factors that influenced reproduction. In contrast to vitellogenesis in other Gopherus, substantial follicle growth occurred during the spring after emergence from hibernation. Vitellogenes...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Herpetological monographs 2018-01 (32), p.34-50
Hauptverfasser:	Averill-Murray, Roy C., Christopher, Terry E., Henen, Brian T.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Air temperature Animal behavior Anthropogenic factors Body size Chelonia mydas Climate change Desert animals Desert environments Ecology Eggs Females Handbooks Life history Physiology Podocnemis unifilis Population Psammobates geometricus Pseudemydura umbrina Reproduction Reptiles & amphibians Studies Tortoises Ultrasonic imaging X-rays
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