The stimulatory effect of male agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha) on the onset of female puberty O efeito estimulatório do macho de cutia (Dasyprocta prymnolopha) no inicio da puberdade das fêmeas

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...

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Main Authors: Diva Anelie de Araújo Guimarães, Rosemar Silva Luz Ramos, Gary Wayne Garcia, Otávio Mitio Ohashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2009-01-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672009000400004