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Creator:: Specker, Jennifer Lee
Abstract:: During a 13-month period starting in October of 1976, adult male rough-skinned newts (Taricha granulosa) were collected periodically to study seasonal changes in reproductive status. Plasma androgen concentration, measured by radioimmunoassay, is elevated during autumn and spring (about 50 ng/ml). Winter and summer levels are considerably lower (less than 10...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Creator:: McCormack, Christine
Abstract:: To determine whether meiotic maturation of ovarian follicles, ovulation, and oviposition are influenced by male mating behaviors, female rough-skinned newts (Taricha granulosa) were captured prior to contact with males and maintained in simulated pond conditions. Females were either exposed to male courtship and inseminated or were isolated from male contact....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Creator:: Zoeller, Robert T.
Abstract:: To determine whether a homologous neurohormone, arginine vasotocin (AVT), can elevate the occurrence of clasping behavior in male rough-skinned newts (Taricha granulosa), intact, sexually inactive males were injected with either AVT or saline. The incidence of courtship was elevated in the group of males injected with AVT, but not in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Privacy Dean of Graduate sch ol Date thesis is presented October 1, 1979 Typed by researcher

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