Endoscopic sex determination in juvenile freshwater turtles, Erymnochelys madagascariensis: Morphology of gonads and accessory ducts

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-73

  Kuchling, Gerald ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Endoscopy; Epididymis; Erymnochelys madagascariensis; Madagascar; Ovary; Oviduct; Podocnemididae; Reptilia; Sexing; Size; Testis; Testudines; Turtle

Indexed keywords

ERYMNOCHELYS MADAGASCARIENSIS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33744484268     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2006)5[67:ESDIJF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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