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Long, D. R. (1985). Lipid utilization during reproduction in female kinosternon flavescens. Herpetologica, 41 (1), 58–65.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Long1985a View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Fortpflanzung = reproduction, Habitat = habitat, Kinosternidae, Kinosternon, Kinosternon flavescens, Nordamerika = North America, Physiologie = physiology, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises Creators: Long Collection: Herpetologica |
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Chelonian lipid reserves show annual variation with egg development constituting a primary demand for stored lipids. Kinosternon flavescens maintains the highest carcass lipid index of all reported turtles. Juveniles had larger lipid stores than females throughout the activity period. Incorporation of lipids in ovarian follicles occurred at a constant rate and at direct expense of the female's lipid reserve. Mean lipid index of the oviducal eggs was among the highest reported for chelonians. Lipid index of oviducal eggs was not correlated with lipid index of the females. Individual egg mass and clutch size increased with size of the female. Lipid index of individual oviducal eggs increased with clutch size.
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