The crested newt (Triturus carnifex) in the Submediterranean: Reproductive biology, body size, and age
作者:
Dragana Cvetković,
MilošL. Kalezić,
Ana Djorović,
Georg Džukić,
期刊:
Italian Journal of Zoology
(Taylor Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 63,
issue 2
页码: 107-111
ISSN:1125-0003
年代: 1996
DOI:10.1080/11250009609356116
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: Reproduction;Triturus;Salamandridae;Urodela;Submediterranean
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
The annual reproductive cycle of both sexes ofTriturus carnifexfrom the Submediterranean was analysed, as well as complex relationships between fecundity, body size, and age. Highly significant seasonal variations in snout‐vent length‐adjusted gonads, fat bodies, and liver weight were found in both sexes. Variations in cycle due to geographic location and climate were recorded. Newts exhibited extended residence in water and lengthening of breeding period. Body size was significantly correlated with age in males, contrary to females. All organ weights were significantly correlated to body size, except for fat body weight in females. In both sexes, fecundity parameters showed a highly significant effect of season, while the effect of age was insignificant (testes weight and total number of oocytes) or barely significant (ovaries weight).
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