Frozen embryos? Torpor during pregnancy in the Tasmanian short-beaked echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.11.006
Abstract: We studied the interaction between torpor and reproduction in free-ranging female Tasmanian echidnas using a combination of techniques including urogenital smears, hormone analysis, ultrasonography, external temperature loggers and camera traps. Male echidnas initiated mating activity… read more here.
Keywords: torpor pregnancy; pregnancy; torpor; frozen embryos ... See more keywords