Reproductive Characteristics, Multiple Paternity and Mating System in a Central Florida Population of the Gopher Tortoise, <em>Gopherus polyphemus</em>
I studied the reproductive characteristics and mating systems of a central Florida population of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus). Using x-radiography, females were monitored for stage in egg-shelling and clutch size. Eggs began to appear on x-ray photographs in the first week of May in both 2...
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Scholar Commons
2003
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| Online Access: | https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1347 https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2346&context=etd |