The Relationship Between Plasma Steroid Hormone Concentrations and the Reproductive Cycle of the Northern Pacific Rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus
To gain a better understanding of the role of steroid hormones in vertebrate reproduction, we quantified steroid hormone concentrations in a free ranging population of the Northern Pacific rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus. Plasma steroid hormone concentrations were quantified for both male and female...
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DigitalCommons@CalPoly
2009
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Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/110 https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1117&context=theses |