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SUBMITTER: Flint M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10651014 | biostudies-literature | 2023
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Flint Mark M Flint Jaylene B JB Miller Jeffrey D JD
PloS one 20231115 11
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 sho ...[more]