Reproduction in male crotalus adamanteus beauvois (Eastern Diamond-Backed Rattlesnake): Relationship of plasma testosterone to testis and kidney dimensions and the mating season

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-108

  Hoss, Shannon K ^a,b   Schuett, Gordon W ^c   Earley, Ryan L ^d   Smith, Lora L ^e  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^e JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROTALUS; CROTALUS ADAMANTEUS;

EID: 79955377400     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/058.010.0108     Document Type: Article

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