دورية أكاديمية
Techniques to assess reproductive status in adult female American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) using laparoscopic examination.
| العنوان: | Techniques to assess reproductive status in adult female American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) using laparoscopic examination. |
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| المؤلفون: | Flint M; One Welfare and Sustainability Center, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America., Flint JB; One Welfare and Sustainability Center, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America., Miller JD; Biological, Research and Education Consultants, Missoula, MT, United States of America. |
| المصدر: | PloS one [PLoS One] 2023 Nov 15; Vol. 18 (11), pp. e0287140. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 15 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Alligators and Crocodiles* , Medicine*, Animals ; Female ; Reproduction ; Gonads ; Genitalia |
| مستخلص: | This protocol describes a minimally invasive surgical technique and approach to successfully examine the gonads of live female American alligators as part of a reproductive examination used in conservation medicine and biology. Best practices are based on examination of over 80 American alligators in the last two years adapting principles derived from other reptilian megafauna species. This protocol is designed for appropriately qualified veterinarians and biologists working in the field. We show likely reproductive tract presentations with respect to breeding status and environmental cues to help guide interpretation of observations. The laparoscopic approach and findings presented here provide tools to safely clinically examine animals in a welfare-oriented way that will advance our understanding of crocodilian reproduction. This technique has not previously been described in this species. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright: © 2023 Flint et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.) |
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| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20231115 Date Completed: 20231117 Latest Revision: 20231124 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231215 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC10651014 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0287140 |
| PMID: | 37967107 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1932-6203 |
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| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0287140 |