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| Provedor de dados: |
Biota Neotropica
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| País: |
Brazil
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| Título: |
Reproduction of the greater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus (Chiroptera: Noctilionidae) in a mangrove area in southern Brazil
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| Autores: |
Bordignon,Marcelo Oscar
França,Adriana de Oliveira
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| Data: |
2012-12-01
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| Ano: |
2012
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Aquatic systems
Neotropics
Reproductive cycle
Seminiferous tubules
Testis mass
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| Resumo: |
The reproductive pattern of the greater bulldog bat (Noctilio leporinus) was studied in southern Brazil from January to December 1999. The morphological characteristics of their reproductive organs were recorded monthly, through histological analysis of testes and ovaries. Those data were correlated with forearm size and body mass, as well as with external reproductive characteristics. The diameter of the seminiferous tubule increased proportionately to testis mass and body weight, and larger males had greater testis mass. Sexually mature males were recorded throughout the year. Ovary histology revealed that females ovulate between July and December. Lactating females were recorded in nearly every month of the year. Noctilio leporinus has a bimodal polyestrous pattern, with an increase in the recruitment of juveniles between January and May.
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| Tipo: |
Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032012000400006
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| Editor: |
Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade | BIOTA - FAPESP
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| Relação: |
10.1590/S1676-06032012000400006
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text/html
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| Fonte: |
Biota Neotropica v.12 n.4 2012
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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