Vaginal Calculi in the Eastern North Atlantic Common Dolphins Delphinus Delphis, Induction Mechanisms and Possible Effects on Fecundity

The proper management of cetacean populations requires life history and demographic parameters to be estimated at population level. In this study we focus on a reproductive pathology that has the potential to alter reproductive rate: the vaginal calculi or stones. The present work documents vaginal...

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Main Authors: Willy Dabin, Bastien Rochowski, Michel Daudon, Vincent Ridoux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.582034/full