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

Table 6

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

Follicles	Season
	Spring	Summer	Autumn	Winter
Right ovary
Number	19.25 ± 3.77	21.33 ± 5.75	16.11 ± 10.15	19.16 ± 6.83
Size (mm)	6.26 ± 1.75	3.75 ± 1.43	5.59 ± 2.97	5.62 ± 0.86
Left ovary
Number	15.13 ± 1.96	17.50 ± 1.87	9.67 ± 3.24	14.25 ± 6.01
Size (mm)	7.05 ± 2.34	3.86 ± 1.65	6.21 ± 2.96	5.55 ± 1.11