The stimulatory effect of male agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha) on the onset of female puberty
The objective of this research was to analyze female agouti puberty. We did not observe the onset of puberty when the females were raised without males. When an adult male was put together with other adults and no cycling females, the onset of estrous cycle was observed after 10 to 60 days. When the...
| Autor principal: | GUIMARÃES, Diva Anelie de Araújo |
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| Outros Autores: | RAMOS, Rosemar Silva Luz, GARCIA, Gary Wayne, OHASHI, Otávio Mitio |
| Grau: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | eng |
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
2012
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http://repositorio.ufpa.br/jspui/handle/2011/3258 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0044-59672009000400004 |
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The objective of this research was to analyze female agouti puberty. We did not observe the onset of puberty when the females were raised without males. When an adult male was put together with other adults and no cycling females, the onset of estrous cycle was observed after 10 to 60 days. When the young females were raised with a male, the onset of puberty was reached at 9 months. We concluded that the male agouti influences the onset of puberty in females, and that the dominant female, apparently, inhibits or delays the puberty of the other agouti females of the group. We suggest further studies be made concerning the social control of the reproduction of these animal. |