Seasonal changes in serum gonadal steroids associated with migration, mating, and nesting in the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)

General and Comparative Endocrinology - Tập 79 Số 1 - Trang 154-164 - 1990
Thane Wibbels1, David Owens1, Colin J. Limpus2, Philip C. Reed3, Max S. Amoss3
1Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843 USA
2Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843 USA
3Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service, Pallarenda, Townesville 4810, Australia

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