RELACIÓN ENTRE EL TAMAÑO DE HEMBRA Y LA PRODUCCIÓN DE HUEVOS EN EL MORROCOY SABANERO Geochelone (Chelonoidis) carbonaria (Spix, 1824) EN UN ZOOCRIADERO COMERCIAL DE VENEZUELA

SUMMARY In order to determine the reproductive strategy of Goechelone carbonaria, inasmuch egg production and its relationship with body size, three groups (I, II, III) of 12 females each were se- lected, with averages of 364.50, 303.75 and 254.66mm, respec- tively, in lineal size of the carapace. The selected specimens were kept under similar nutritional and density conditions. The observations