Seasonal reproductive cycle of the Galápagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra) in captivity

Zoo Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 505-517

  Rostal, David C ^a,d   Robeck, Todd R ^b   Grumbles, Janice S ^a   Burchfield, Patrick M ^c   Owens, David Wm ^b  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Gladys Porter Zoo   (United States)

^d GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadal steroids; Reptilia; Testudines; Testudinidae; Total calcium; Ultrasonography; Vitellogenesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032275063     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1998)17:6<505::AID-ZOO4>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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