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

Table 5

Mean size and number of the ovaries follicles of Bostanabad Zanjani viper in four seasons (M ± SD).

Follicles	Season
	Spring	Summer	Autumn	Winter
Right ovary
Number	23.86 ± 7.08	21.82 ± 3.66	21.58 ± 1.53	21.96 ± 9.60
Size (mm)	6.20 ± 1.60	4.43 ± 1.85	5.81 ± 0.30	5.40 ± 0.03
Left ovary
Number	18.14 ± 4.85	16.82 ± 3.97	13.66 ± 2.35	16.06 ± 5.10
Size (mm)	6.18 ± 1.35	4.50 ± 1.72	6.05 ± 0.20	4.95 ± 0.99