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DOI | 10.1644/14-MAMM-A-035 |
Reproductive seasonality of the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) at the northern limits of its distribution | |
Lucan, Radek K.1; Bartonicka, Tomas2; Benda, Petr1,3; Bilgin, Rasit4; Jedlicka, Petr5; Nicolaou, Haris6; Reiter, Antonin7; Shohdi, Wael M.8; Salek, Martin9; Rerucha, Simon5; Uhrin, Marcel10; Abi-Said, Mounir11; Horacek, Ivan1 | |
通讯作者 | Lucan, Radek K. |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY
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ISSN | 0022-2372 |
EISSN | 1545-1542 |
出版年 | 2014 |
卷号 | 95期号:5页码:1036-1042 |
英文摘要 | We collected and analyzed data on the annual course of reproduction of the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) in 2 climatically distinct areas, the Mediterranean and the Egyptian desert, located at the northern limits of the species’ distribution. In both regions, reproductive seasonality was characterized by distinct bimodality in birth timing regardless of climatic differences. A low incidence of simultaneous pregnancy and lactation indicated that both seasonal bimodal polyestry with and without postpartum estrus may occur in both regions, with a possibly lower incidence of postpartum estrus in females from the Mediterranean population. Observed shifts in birth timing between the Mediterranean and the desert study area corresponded to regional differences in fruiting phenology of major dietary. plants. The male reproductive cycle was synchronized with that of females. The period of testicular recrudescence occurred during the peak pregnancy period. Because testis size was related to body mass irrespective of body size, we hypothesize that food abundance is an important trigger of male sexual activity. R. aegyptiacus is the sole species with seasonal bimodal polyestry among Palearctic bats. |
英文关键词 | Chiroptera desert Mediterranean phenology Pteropodidae reproduction reproductive pattern |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Czech Republic ; Turkey ; Cyprus ; Egypt ; Slovakia ; USA |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000344837400013 |
WOS关键词 | CHIROPTERA ; MAMMALIA ; AFRICA ; PTEROPODIDAE ; EVOLUTION ; ECOLOGY ; RECORDS ; ISLAND ; FAUNA |
WOS类目 | Zoology |
WOS研究方向 | Zoology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/183545 |
作者单位 | 1.Charles Univ Prague, Dept Zool, CZ-12844 Prague, Czech Republic; 2.Masaryk Univ, Dept Bot & Zool, CZ-61137 Brno, Czech Republic; 3.Natl Museum, Dept Zool, CZ-11579 Prague 37, Czech Republic; 4.Bogazici Univ, Inst Environm Sci, TR-34342 Istanbul, Turkey; 5.ASCR, Vvi, Inst Sci Instruments, CZ-61264 Brno, Czech Republic; 6.Minist Agr Nat Resources & Environm, Dept Forestry, Nicosia, Cyprus; 7.South Moravian Museum Znojmo, CZ-66945 Znojmo, Czech Republic; 8.Nat Conservat Egypt, Giza, Egypt; 9.Acad Sci Czech Republic, Inst Vertebrate Biol, CZ-60365 Brno, Czech Republic; 10.Safarik Univ, Inst Biol & Ecol, SK-04001 Kosice, Slovakia; 11.Lebanese Univ, Fac Sci 2, Lebanon, NH USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Lucan, Radek K.,Bartonicka, Tomas,Benda, Petr,et al. Reproductive seasonality of the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) at the northern limits of its distribution[J],2014,95(5):1036-1042. |
APA | Lucan, Radek K..,Bartonicka, Tomas.,Benda, Petr.,Bilgin, Rasit.,Jedlicka, Petr.,...&Horacek, Ivan.(2014).Reproductive seasonality of the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) at the northern limits of its distribution.JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY,95(5),1036-1042. |
MLA | Lucan, Radek K.,et al."Reproductive seasonality of the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) at the northern limits of its distribution".JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 95.5(2014):1036-1042. |
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