Evaluation of different temporal periods between hormone-induced ovulation attempts in the female Fowler’s toad Anaxyrus fowleri | Zendy

Emmet L. Guy | Zendy; Michelle W. Martin | Zendy; Andrew J. Kouba | Zendy; Judith A. Cole | Zendy; Carrie K. Kouba | Zendy

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Evaluation of different temporal periods between hormone-induced ovulation attempts in the female Fowler’s toad Anaxyrus fowleri

Author(s) -

Emmet L. Guy,

Michelle W. Martin,

Andrew J. Kouba,

Judith A. Cole,

Carrie K. Kouba

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/coz113

Subject(s) - ovulation , biology , induced ovulation , fecundity , hormone , seasonal breeder , gonadotropin , medicine , endocrinology , zoology , ecology , physiology , population , demography , sociology

Several temperate toads undergo oogenesis soon after breeding which could be exploited by captive breeding programs to increase tadpole production. In this study, non-hibernated Fowler’s toads produced fertilizable oocytes after a four month refractory period without significantly impacting the number of ovulating females, total egg production, or egg quality.

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