Seasonal Changes in Ovarian Follicle Growth in Iran Viper (Vipera albicornuta)

Table 4

Mean values of ovaries dimensions of Tarom Zanjani viper in four seasons (M ± SD).

Ovary parameters	Season
	Spring	Summer	Autumn	Winter
Right ovary
Length (mm)	54.61 ± 13.01	53.44 ± 8.65	45.39 ± 8.64	42.71 ± 14.68
Width (mm)	6.80 ± 2.22	4.11 ± 0.48	5.66 ± 1.88	5.73 ± 1.03
Diameter (mm)	3.00 ± 0.94	1.48 ± 0.24	3.22 ± 1.09	2.81 ± 0.61
Volume (mm^3)	1376.26 ± 508.91	478.54 ± 139.96	894.78 ± 158.09	771.53 ± 107.4
Weight (g)	1.01 ± 0.61	0.41 ± 0.08	0.70 ± 0.19	0.6 ± 0.20
Left ovary
Length (mm)	41.81 ± 11	31.80 ± 4.49	32.70 ± 6.56	33.56 ± 0.23
Width (mm)	7.66 ± 2.56	5.19 ± 1.14	6.27 ± 1.62	5.04 ± 1.46
Diameter (mm)	3.45 ± 1.71	1.66 ± 0.52	2.82 ± 0.53	2.69 ± 0.03
Volume (mm^3)	1588.5 ± 446.76	471.90 ± 208.90	709.15 ± 115.19	471.61 ± 49.98
Weight (g)	0.95 ± 0.73	0.34 ± 0.10	0.54 ± 0.15	0.40 ± 0.16