Titre |
Reproductive schedules of female Microcebus rufus at Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. |
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Titre de la série |
International Journal of Primatology. |
Résumé |
I examined the reproductive status of female brown mouse lemurs (Microcebus rufus) from October 2005 to early January, 2006 at Ranomafana National Park, an eastern rain forest in Madagascar. I employed intensive capture/mark/recapture techniques to track individual changes in vaginal morphology and body mass and collected vaginal smears for individuals with open vaginas. I observed moderate estrous synchrony (vaginal openings between October 11 and November 18), with clusters of females showing strong estrous synchrony (6 of 15 on or around October 15, and 3 of 15 on or around October 25). My findings weakly support the proximity hypothesis-that closer females will enter estrus simultaneously-and offer virtually no support for the notion that body mass |