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Uterine morphology during the annual cycle in Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu (Gmelin) (Squamata: Scincidae)

✍ Scribed by Gavina Corso; Giuseppe M. Delitala; Marcella Carcupino

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Weight: 798 KB
Volume: 243
Category: Article
ISSN: 0362-2525
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4687(200002)243:2<153::aid-jmor4>3.0.co;2-q

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✦ Synopsis

The uterus of the viviparous skink Chalcides ocellatus tiligugu was studied by SEM and LM during the annual cycle. Three functional phases were identified: preovulatory (spring), gestatory (summer), and quiescent (autumn-winter), characterized by