Morphological aspects of the ovaries of turtle Kinosternon scorpioides raised in captivity

The swear turtle "jurará" (Kinosternon scorpioides) is a mud turtle of the Amazon region exposed to disordering capture in the rural areas of Maranhão, Brazil. Despite its popularity in these areas, little meaningful information regarding the reproductive morphology is currently available,...

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Main Authors: Elba P. Chaves, Sâmia C.R. Oliveira, Lianne P.F. Araújo, Antonia S. Oliveira, Maria A. Miglino, Ana Lúcia Abreu-Silva, Ferdinan A. Melo, Alana L. Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2012-07-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2012000700015&lng=en&tlng=en