Reprodudive charaderistics of the black-tailed brush lizard, Urosaurus nigricaudus (Phrynosomatidae)

 

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Auteurs: Romero-Schmidt, Heidi L, Ortega-Rubio, Alfredo, Acevedo-Beltran, Marcos
Formaat: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publicatiedatum:1999
Omschrijving:The reproductive characteristics of Urosaurus nigricaudus al El Comitán, Baja California Sur, México, were deterrnined through the necropsy of 33 males and 60 females during 1992. The average size of clutch per female was 4.06 ± 1.86 eggs; 3.58 eggs for the first c\utch and 4.75 eggs for the second c\utch. Testicular size exhibíts two peaks, one each in May and August. Female and male reproductive cycles are synchronized. In comparison with other Urosaurus species, U. Nigricaudus is atypical because males have two peaks of testicular mass.
Land:Portal de Revistas UCR
Instelling:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Taal:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/19317
Online toegang:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/19317
Keyword:baja california sur
méxico
black-taíled brush ¡izard
urosaurus nigricaudus
reproduclion