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DOI10.1644/14-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
ISSN0022-2372
EISSN1545-1542
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
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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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