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Accurate gestation times and litter size

Warren_Booth Nov 23, 2012 05:14 PM

Folks,
As part of a study being undertaken by a graduate student in my department, I am looking for accurate data on gestation time (either ovulation to parturition, or POS to parturition), and also litter size, including still borns and slugs.

I don't care if its one litter or 1000. If you have accurate date, we would love to get it. Also, we need to know which species it is from.
If anything comes of it that is worth publishing, your contribution will be fully acknowledged.

You can PM me or post directly to here. If you have larger datasets (excel spreadsheets for example) PM me and I will pass on my email address.

Thank you,

Warren
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Dr Warren Booth / Director USARK
North Carolina State University
Department of Entomology

Replies (1)

RichardFHoyer Nov 24, 2012 11:33 PM

Dr. Booth:
At a symposium in Bellevue, Washington in June, 1991, I gave a presentation entitled "Reproductive Biology of the Rubber Boa,(Charina bottae)". The following year, the proceedings of that symposium were published.

Because I had about 9 months to prepare for the presentation, the draft that ended up being published is crude but the data is extensive and solid.

If you wish a copy of that information, you can provide me with your mailing address.

Richard F. Hoyer charinabottae@earthlink.net

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