Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1973 - Natural history |
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Page 126
... testes and sexual accessories at maximum through the summer ; or , ( 3 ) those at the extremes of their ( northern ) range are biennial in both sexes . Very little is known of tropical forms , and most of the knowledge is based on ...
... testes and sexual accessories at maximum through the summer ; or , ( 3 ) those at the extremes of their ( northern ) range are biennial in both sexes . Very little is known of tropical forms , and most of the knowledge is based on ...
Page 139
... testes were flattish with thin , whitish epithelium , and loosely convoluted tubules ; the sperm ducts were flat and thin , whitish opaque , straight to wavy . In females the oviducts were collapsed and thin , black in C. pumilus , and ...
... testes were flattish with thin , whitish epithelium , and loosely convoluted tubules ; the sperm ducts were flat and thin , whitish opaque , straight to wavy . In females the oviducts were collapsed and thin , black in C. pumilus , and ...
Page 145
... testes and in August most male C. namaquensis had inactive testes . Yolk deposition occurred in follicles of 2 mm diameter in adult female C. pumilus and C. namaquensis . C. pumilus eggs were ovulated at 7,0-8,0 × 6,0-6,5 mm and in C ...
... testes and in August most male C. namaquensis had inactive testes . Yolk deposition occurred in follicles of 2 mm diameter in adult female C. pumilus and C. namaquensis . C. pumilus eggs were ovulated at 7,0-8,0 × 6,0-6,5 mm and in C ...
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