Efficacy of inguinal palpation for detecting oviductal eggs in Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 523-526

  Bertolero, Albert ^a,c   Marín, Aurelio ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b Clínica Veterinaria Lliria   (Spain)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TURTLE;

TESTUDINIDAE; TESTUDO HERMANNI;

EID: 33745950902     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853805774806232     Document Type: Article

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