Histological validation of gonad gross morphology to sex juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 137-140

  Lazar, Bojan ^a,b   Lacković, Gordana ^c   Casale, Paolo ^d   Freggi, Daniela ^e   Tvrtković, Nikola ^a  

^a CROATIAN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM   (Croatia)

^b Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e Sea Turtle Rescue Centre WWF Italy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gonads; Histology; Methods; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 63149114228     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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