Free-ranging Southern anteater mating behavior: Contribution to Tamandua natural history.

Autor: Bertassoni A; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Evolução, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil., Catapani ML; Wild Animal Conservation Institute, Campo Grande, Brazil.; Chester Zoo, Chester, UK., Landis M; Manacá Institute, São Miguel Arcanjo, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Zoo biology [Zoo Biol] 2023 May-Jun; Vol. 42 (3), pp. 449-452. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 23.
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21754
Abstrakt: Observing behavior in wild Southern Anteaters (Tamandua tetradactyla) allows Xenarthran researchers to gain perspective on natural history of this neotropical scansorial species. We describe the use of the prehensile tail to facilitate copulation for a pair in southeastern Brazil, a novel observation for this species. This detailed account of mating behavior in lesser anteaters is one of very few in the literature and contributes to basic knowledge of this group.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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