Vaginal length measurement of an adult female short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis).
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posted on 2017-03-31, 18:16 authored by Dara N. Orbach, Christopher D. Marshall, Sarah L. Mesnick, Bernd WürsigThe reproductive tract is oriented in dorsal recumbency and splayed open. Vaginal length was measured with calipers along the midline of the dorsal vaginal wall. The measurement was taken in cranial to caudal orientation from the base of the ectocervix to the cranial limit of the vulva.