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<h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Histology of the testis of the Blotched Blue-tongued lizard, Tiliqua nigrolutea (Scincidae), throughout the annual reproductive cycle.</h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Edwards, Ashley</span> and <span class="person_name">Jones, Susan M.</span> (1996) <xhtml:em>Histology of the testis of the Blotched Blue-tongued lizard, Tiliqua nigrolutea (Scincidae), throughout the annual reproductive cycle.</xhtml:em> In: ANZSCPB 1996, 5-8 December, LaTrobe University Victoria. (Unpublished)</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a onmouseover="EPJS_ShowPreview( event, 'doc_preview_685' );" href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/674/1/Latrobe_poster_abstract_1996.pdf" onmouseout="EPJS_HidePreview( event, 'doc_preview_685' );"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" class="ep_doc_icon" border="0" /></a><div class="ep_preview" id="doc_preview_685"><table><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/674/thumbnails/1/preview.png" class="ep_preview_image" border="0" /><div class="ep_preview_title">Preview</div></td></tr></table></div></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/674/1/Latrobe_poster_abstract_1996.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Requires a PDF viewer<br />10Kb</td></tr></table><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">The Blotched Blue-tongued lizard, Tiliqua nigrolutea, is a large skink found in south-eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania. This lizard is cryptic and solitary for most of the year. Winter torpor is followed by spring emergence and spermatogenesis in the males. In October, mature spermatozoa are clearly visible in the hypertrophied testis, coinciding with peak plasma testosterone levels and in the gonadosomatic index. Mating is delayed until November, after which the animals separate again. By December, sperm are no longer visible in the testis, which is regressed.</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block" border="0"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/270603.html">270000 Biological Sciences > 270600 Physiology > 270603 Animal Physiology - Systems</a><br /><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/270503.html">270000 Biological Sciences > 270500 Zoology > 270503 Animal Anatomy and Histology</a><br /><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/270602.html">270000 Biological Sciences > 270600 Physiology > 270602 Animal Physiology - Cell</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">674</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Dr Ashley Edwards</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">02 Feb 2007</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">09 Jan 2008 02:30</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=674;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=674">item control page</a></p>
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