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- Title
Seasonal variation in the reproductive tract of the Indian flying fox, Pteropus giganteus (Brünnich, 1782).
- Authors
Noureen, Sajida; Nadeem, Muhammad Sajid; Beg, Mirza Azhar; Anwar, Maqsood
- Abstract
Seasonal variation in the reproductive tract of Pteropus giganteus was studied at 13 sites of the Poth-war Plateau and Islamabad Capital Territory. Ninety-three dead specimens were collected from roosts, orchards and home-based small cultivations of fruit trees. In males, seasonal differences in testis length, testis width, cauda epididymidis length and penis length were recorded. Positive correlations were found between body weight, body length and all parameters of male reproductive tract. Sig-nificant monthly variations in testes conditions (viz. flaccid and turgid) were observed. In females, seasonal variation in reproductive tract weight, ovary length, ovary width, uterus length and uterus width were seen. In females, a strong relationship of body weight with total body length and female reproductive tract parameters were found. In flying foxes' population of Pothwar, first mating was observed in December-January and second in June-July, suggesting two mating seasons in winter and summer.
- Subjects
FLYING foxes; BAT reproduction; SEASONAL effects on wildlife; ORCHARDS; MAMMAL body composition
- Publication
Animal Biology, 2014, Vol 64, Issue 4, p343
- ISSN
1570-7555
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1163/15707563-00002450