Copulatory Behavior and Fertility of Male House Musk Shrews (Suncus murinus) Paired with One, Two and Four Females Each
| Autor: | Naoki Moritani, Haruo Hashimoto, Toru R. Saito |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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medicine.medical_specialty General Veterinary biology Shrews Total fertility rate media_common.quotation_subject Physiology Fertility General Medicine Suncus biology.organism_classification Mating system General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Sexual Behavior Animal Endocrinology Internal medicine medicine Animals Female Animal Science and Zoology Mating media_common |
| Zdroj: | Experimental Animals. 53:53-56 |
| ISSN: | 1881-7122 1341-1357 |
| Popis: | In order to improve the productivity of house musk shrews, we investigated whether a male could impregnate more than one female within 24 h. Eighteen males and 40 females aged one year were used in this experiment. The mating systems were as follows: one male was paired with one female, one male was paired with two females, and one male was paired with four females. In the fertility rate, six out of 6, 4 of 12 and 4 of 20 females became pregnant and gave birth under three systems, respectively. In the copulatory behavior, numbers of intromissions and ejaculations were more in the 1:1 mating group as compared with the 1:2 and 1:4 groups. We conclude that it is possible for a male to impregnate about one female within 24 h. |
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