Effects of temperature on growth in the regenerating tail of the scincid lizard, Mabuya striata

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dc.contributor.authorMagon, D.K.
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-18T12:06:33Z
dc.date.available2015-03-18T12:06:33Z
dc.date.issued1977
dc.description.abstractExperiments on effects of temperature on growth in the regenerating tail of Mabuya striata, artificially autotomized, suggest a faster rate of regeneration during hot weather than cold weather. limbs of newts and salamanders can generally be replaced both in adults and larvae. Amongst reptiles, however, regeneration of limbs is not a common phenomenon. In lizards, for example, limb regeneration occurs only as abnormal outgrowths (Goss 1969). A few lizards are known to restore lost tails, and there generated tail is almost a true substitute for the original tail, not only with respect to structure and function, but also to size. The period taken by a regenerating tail to achieve its original length varies from species to species as well as individual to individual. Such variation in the rate of growth of regenerates seems to be correlated with several factors, viz. the amount of tail autotomized, pressure applied at the time of autotomy, temperature, humidity, hormonal levels and diet (Moffat & BeUairs 1964; Bryant & Bellairs 1967; licht 1967; Maderson & licht 1968; Shah & Chakko 1968; Baiinsky 1970; Magon 197580 1975b). Much more experimentation will be necessary, however, before the effects of these factors can be quantified. The experiments described in this paper examine the influence of temperature on the growth in the regenerating tail ofthe scincid lizard, Mabuya striata, during the different seasons of the year, viz. hot season: December - February; rainy season: March - May & September - November; and cold season: June - August.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAfrican Zoology Volume 12 Issue 2 Pages 383-388en_US
dc.identifier.issn00445096
dc.identifier.urihttp://reference.sabinet.co.za/webx/access/journal_archive/00445096/2076.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12388
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherZoological Society of Southern Africaen_US
dc.subjectNewts Salamandersen_US
dc.subjectLimb regenerationen_US
dc.subjectGrowth perioden_US
dc.subjectInfluence of temperatureen_US
dc.subjectHormonal levelsen_US
dc.subjectFreezing microtomeen_US
dc.subjectHaematoxylin-eosinen_US
dc.subjectWound-closingen_US
dc.subjectBlastema stageen_US
dc.subjectFibrocytesen_US
dc.subjectMyoblastsen_US
dc.subjectMalphigian layersen_US
dc.subjectLamellar patternen_US
dc.subjectMesenchyme cellsen_US
dc.titleEffects of temperature on growth in the regenerating tail of the scincid lizard, Mabuya striataen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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