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Mating-induced ovarian recrudescence in the red-sided garter snake
1Institute of Reproductive Biology, University of Texas, Austin 78712.
Journal of Comparative Physiology. A, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology
|March 1, 1990
Abstract:
In the female red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) mating initiates a neuroendocrine reflex that has both a short-term (within hours) effect on circulating estrogen concentrations and a long-term (6-7 weeks) effect on ovarian development. The perception of mating appears at least facultative, if not obligatory, for the initiation and maintenance of vitellogenesis and hence successful reproduction.