Testosterone and reproductive activity in the male Tegu Lizard, Tupinambis merianae

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 299-305

  Chamut, Silvia ^a   Jahn, Graciela A ^b   Arce, Osvaldo E A ^a   Manes, Mario E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^b Laboratorio de Reproduccion y Lactancia Mendoza   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Femoral glands; Renal sexual segment; Reproductive behavior; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

SQUAMATA; TUPINAMBIS MERIANAE; TUPINAMBIS NIGROPUNCTATUS;

EID: 84872168252     PISSN: 21510733     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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