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DOI | 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2013.09.001 |
Timing of breeding in free-ranging Ethiopian hedgehogs, Paraechinus aethiopicus, from Qatar | |
Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki; Al-Hajri, Afra; Al-Jabiri, Hayat | |
通讯作者 | Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
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ISSN | 0140-1963 |
EISSN | 1095-922X |
出版年 | 2013 |
卷号 | 99页码:1-4 |
英文摘要 | There is little information pertaining to the breeding behaviour and reproductive biology of free-ranging hedgehog populations outside of Europe. We monitored the seasonal changes in courtship behaviour and the presence of new young animals from a free-ranging Ethiopian hedgehog population in Qatar between 2010 and 2012. Based on frequencies of courtship behaviour and deduced frequencies of successful mating, the mating season of the Ethiopian hedgehog is believed to start in January and continue through until July with a clear peak during the February/March period. We propose the existence of two mating peaks, one in February/March and the second in June, suggesting that free-ranging Ethiopian hedgehogs breed more than twice a year in Qatar. Successful mating in late winter/early spring may be more important for the increasing the inclusive fitness of the parents based on the number of young individuals that survive beyond one month of age. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Arabia Desert Erinaceinae Middle East Qatar Reproduction |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Qatar |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000328595400001 |
WOS关键词 | NART NATURE-RESERVE ; DAUURICUS ; MONGOLIA |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Environmental Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/178109 |
作者单位 | Qatar Univ, Dept Biol & Environm Sci, Fac Arts & Sci, Doha, Qatar |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki,Al-Hajri, Afra,Al-Jabiri, Hayat. Timing of breeding in free-ranging Ethiopian hedgehogs, Paraechinus aethiopicus, from Qatar[J],2013,99:1-4. |
APA | Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki,Al-Hajri, Afra,&Al-Jabiri, Hayat.(2013).Timing of breeding in free-ranging Ethiopian hedgehogs, Paraechinus aethiopicus, from Qatar.JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS,99,1-4. |
MLA | Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki,et al."Timing of breeding in free-ranging Ethiopian hedgehogs, Paraechinus aethiopicus, from Qatar".JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS 99(2013):1-4. |
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