Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1973 - Natural history |
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... reproductive ) 9 Nature of gonads ( adult reproductive ) 120 121 10 Gestation I I • 130 Incubation . 12 Young 13 Growth and longevity IV . Summary Acknowledgements References 136 138 139 142 147 147 I. INTRODUCTION This study describes ...
... reproductive ) 9 Nature of gonads ( adult reproductive ) 120 121 10 Gestation I I • 130 Incubation . 12 Young 13 Growth and longevity IV . Summary Acknowledgements References 136 138 139 142 147 147 I. INTRODUCTION This study describes ...
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... reproductive structures studied . Those C. namaquensis not studied immediately after death , were stored in 70 % alcohol . The maximum delay in examination was seven days . The chamaeleons , their reproductive structures , embryos ...
... reproductive structures studied . Those C. namaquensis not studied immediately after death , were stored in 70 % alcohol . The maximum delay in examination was seven days . The chamaeleons , their reproductive structures , embryos ...
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... reproductive state . It will be noted that in the males fat body size was greatest at those times the testes were active . In C. namaquensis , females with developing follicles had the largest fat bodies , and those repro- ductively ...
... reproductive state . It will be noted that in the males fat body size was greatest at those times the testes were active . In C. namaquensis , females with developing follicles had the largest fat bodies , and those repro- ductively ...
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