Gunther Köhler
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- June 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780198726135
- eISBN:
- 9780191825934
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198726135.003.0007
- Subject:
- Biology, Biodiversity / Conservation Biology, Animal Biology
This chapter argues that knowledge of reproductive biology is crucial to understanding the ecology and natural history of a species. However, the reproductive biology of many reptile species is ...
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This chapter argues that knowledge of reproductive biology is crucial to understanding the ecology and natural history of a species. However, the reproductive biology of many reptile species is poorly known, particularly for tropical and subtropical species. In this vein, the chapter aims to encourage further studies on natural history, internal anatomy, external morphology, and on the evolutionary biology of reproduction. Several research methods are discussed in this chapter; to wit: dissection, endoscopy, external examination and palpation, imaging (via radiology, ultrasound, and computerized tomography), the study of blood chemistry via the hormones present in blood samples, and hormonal induction via an intramusculary injection.Less
This chapter argues that knowledge of reproductive biology is crucial to understanding the ecology and natural history of a species. However, the reproductive biology of many reptile species is poorly known, particularly for tropical and subtropical species. In this vein, the chapter aims to encourage further studies on natural history, internal anatomy, external morphology, and on the evolutionary biology of reproduction. Several research methods are discussed in this chapter; to wit: dissection, endoscopy, external examination and palpation, imaging (via radiology, ultrasound, and computerized tomography), the study of blood chemistry via the hormones present in blood samples, and hormonal induction via an intramusculary injection.
