Hormonal induction, quality assessments and the influence of seasonality on male reproductive viability in a long-term managed ex situ breeding colony of Southern Rocky Mountain Boreal toads, Anaxyrus boreas boreas.
N. E. Calatayud, L. E. Jacobs, G. D. Togna, C. J. Langhorne, A. Mullen, R. M. Upton
This study evaluates hormonal protocols and seasonal effects on spermiation and viability in Southern Rocky Mountain Boreal toads, finding that hCG + GnRH-A is optimal, but seasonality impacts efficacy.
bioRxiv · Aug 23, 2023 · PreprintZoology