Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1973 - Natural history |
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Page 111
... female is passive , but becomes aggressive after coitus , which temperament lasts until termination of her pregnancy . As also observed in the literature cited here on chamaeleon breeding , these animals are solitary , tolerating close ...
... female is passive , but becomes aggressive after coitus , which temperament lasts until termination of her pregnancy . As also observed in the literature cited here on chamaeleon breeding , these animals are solitary , tolerating close ...
Page 116
... females had four litters per year ; the size of the female bears some relation to litter size , and the larger females had the largest litters ( Tables 29 , 37 , 38 ) . The first litter ( 7-9 ; x = 8 ) of newly matured females ( snout ...
... females had four litters per year ; the size of the female bears some relation to litter size , and the larger females had the largest litters ( Tables 29 , 37 , 38 ) . The first litter ( 7-9 ; x = 8 ) of newly matured females ( snout ...
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... females . In early estrous females fat body excision induced a high incidence of follicular atresia and retarded the yolk deposition rate . In six female Chamaeleo pumilus fat body excision retarded or prevented ovarian follicular ...
... females . In early estrous females fat body excision induced a high incidence of follicular atresia and retarded the yolk deposition rate . In six female Chamaeleo pumilus fat body excision retarded or prevented ovarian follicular ...
Contents
CHAMAELEO PUMILUS PUMILUS GMELIN | 3 |
Materials and Methods | 9 |
G Territorial and population studies | 15 |
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2-segmented 2nd antenna abdomen agamid Ampelisca amphipods Anacanthobatis apical basal segment bearing body temperatures Bustard Cape Town capensis Cenomanian Chamaeleo namaquensis Chamaeleo pumilus chamaeleons coastal colour convex copepods coxa dactyl Diagnosis dilepis distal Distribution dorsal dunes Durban eggs elongate environmental temperatures exopod False Bay female flagellum genital segment genus gnathopod head hind margin Holotype iguanid inland inner margin K. H. Barnard lateral lizards lobe longer than wide Lüderitz male mandible maxilla maxilliped Namib Natal node ovig palm palp parasitic peduncle pereiopod pereon segments pleon plumose setae posterior margin posteriorly present species prey proximal rami Records reptiles reticulate rounded Schellenberg setae shorter slightly snout-vent solidum South African Museum South West Africa specimens spines Stebbing striate substrate Table Bay teeth telson terminal segment thermoregulation third pleonal epimeron thoracic leg tooth total length truncus tubercles Turrilites uropod Uta stansburiana ventral Zool