REPRODUCTIVE HORMONE PATTERNS IN MALE AND FEMALE COWNOSE RAYS (RHINOPTERA BONASUS) IN AN AQUARIUM SETTING AND CORRELATION TO ULTRASONOGRAPHIC STAGING
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DOI: 10.1638/2017-0247.1
Abstract: Abstract Reproductive management of cownose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) under professional care plays an important role in conservation of the species, but hormone and ultrasonographic analyses of their 12-mo reproductive cycle have not been documented previously.… read more here.
Keywords: hormone; rays rhinoptera; aquarium; reproductive hormone ... See more keywords
CLINICAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGIC OCULAR FINDINGS IN AQUARIUM-HOUSED COWNOSE RAYS (RHINOPTERA BONASUS)
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DOI: 10.1638/2023-0006
Abstract: Abstract: Cownose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) are susceptible to ocular disease with their prominent globes, but despite being popular animals housed in aquaria, there is little published information about their normal ocular anatomy and common pathologic… read more here.
Keywords: moderate severe; ocular findings; pathology; rays rhinoptera ... See more keywords