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- Title
Using behavioral data to predict reproductive success in captive female musk deer.
- Authors
Xiuxiang Meng; Qisen Yang; Zuojian Feng; Jinchao Feng; Perkins, Genevieve; Hongfa Xu
- Abstract
During June 2004 to January 2005, we used focal sampling to observe the behavioral patterns of captive female alpine musk deer (Moschus sifanicus) to determine whether female breeding could be predicted by their behavior in the previous year. The durations of 12 behaviors were compared between 14 females who were barren in the following year (BN) and 28 females who fawned in the next year (FN). The results showed that barren females were more active and affinitive during the non-mating season of the previous year than females who fawned, who were more alert and expressed male-specific tail-pasting behavior during the mating season.
- Subjects
CHINA; MUSK deer; ANIMAL sexual behavior; ANIMAL behavior; ANIMAL breeding; ARTIODACTYLA
- Publication
North-Western Journal of Zoology, 2008, Vol 4, Issue 2, p263
- ISSN
1584-9074
- Publication type
Article