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Reproductive study of Giant tortoises on Aldabra
Author(s) -
Bourn David
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1977.tb04138.x
Subject(s) - atoll , biology , population , census , ecology , reproductive cycle , zoology , reproduction , fishery , demography , sociology , reef
A population of 150,000 Giant tortoises occurs on the Indian Ocean atoll of Aldabra. During the course of an extensive census and marking programme a preliminary reproductive study was carried out. This paper describes the pattern of seasonal ovarian development and the seasonal cycle of breeding activity that was observed.