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DOI | 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.02.005 |
Timing of reproduction of a cold desert viperid snake from North America, the Great Basin rattlesnake (Crotalus lutosus) | |
Glaudas, X.1; Goldberg, S. R.2; Hamilton, B. T.3,4 | |
通讯作者 | Glaudas, X. |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
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ISSN | 0140-1963 |
出版年 | 2009 |
卷号 | 73期号:8页码:719-725 |
英文摘要 | in this Study, we examined the reproductive tracts of preserved specimens of the Great Basin rattlesnake (Crotalus lutosus) to investigate the reproductive strategies used by the only species of rattlesnakes widely occurring in a cold desert. The vitellogenic cycle of female rattlesnakes spanned over two consecutive years: females started vitellogenesis in late spring/early summer, and ovulated in the summer of the next year. This contrasts with the female reproductive cycle of other rattlesnake species from warmer regions of North America, which typically initiate vitellogenesis in summer/fall, and ovulate in late spring of the next year. On the other hand, the reproductive cycle of male C. lutosus conformed well to those described for other rattlesnakes; that is, testes were active (i.e., sperm formation) in summer. The sexual segments of the kidneys of males were hypertrophied in summer, suggesting an unimodal summer mating season. Our findings suggests that the relatively short active season (i.e., 4-5 months) experienced by these snakes in the Great Basin of North America has implications for the timing of female reproductive events, such as an early onset of vitellogenesis, a late time of ovulation, and possibly a restricted period for giving birth. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Reptilia Serpentes Sexual segment of kidney Spermatogenesis Squamates Vitellogenesis |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000266896900004 |
WOS关键词 | WESTERN RATTLESNAKE ; SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL ; FOOD AVAILABILITY ; VIRIDIS-OREGANUS ; TEMPERATURE ; GROWTH ; LIZARDS ; CYCLES ; SERPENTES ; ECOLOGY |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Environmental Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/161287 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Nevada, Sch Life Sci, Las Vegas, NV 89154 USA; 2.Whittier Coll, Dept Biol, Whittier, CA 90608 USA; 3.Brigham Young Univ, Dept Biol, Provo, UT 84602 USA; 4.Great Basin Natl Pk, Baker, NV 89311 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Glaudas, X.,Goldberg, S. R.,Hamilton, B. T.. Timing of reproduction of a cold desert viperid snake from North America, the Great Basin rattlesnake (Crotalus lutosus)[J],2009,73(8):719-725. |
APA | Glaudas, X.,Goldberg, S. R.,&Hamilton, B. T..(2009).Timing of reproduction of a cold desert viperid snake from North America, the Great Basin rattlesnake (Crotalus lutosus).JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,73(8),719-725. |
MLA | Glaudas, X.,et al."Timing of reproduction of a cold desert viperid snake from North America, the Great Basin rattlesnake (Crotalus lutosus)".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 73.8(2009):719-725. |
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