Correlation between endoscopic sex determination and gonad histology in pond sliders, <em>Trachemys scripta</em> (Reptilia: Testudines: Emydidae)

Coelioscopy has been proven to be a valuable technique to determine the sex of juvenile chelonians. However, there is a disagreement regarding the proper way to identify testes and ovaries, which is a direct consequence of the lack of studies correlating the results of endoscopic examination with t...

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Main Authors: David Perpiñán, Albert Martínez-Silvestre, Ferran Bargalló, Marco Di Giuseppe, Jorge Orós, Taiana Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2016-06-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1771