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Reproductive characteristics of the Yangtze vole (Microtus fortis calamorum) under laboratory feeding conditions
2017-01-06 |作者:张美文 |     【关闭窗口】
    

摘要

The reproductive characteristics of a laboratory population of the vole Microtus fords calamorum were examined. Voles were allowed to breed under laboratory feeding conditions. Over a period of 3 months, 61.82% of the 110 vole pairs examined produced 3 or 4 litters. There were 1-9 voles in each litter and the mean litter size was 4.67 +/- 0.28 (mean +/- SE). Most litters included 3-7 young voles, accounting for 83.62% of all litters. The mean farrowing interval was 25.9 days (range from 19 to 95 days), and the most farrowing intervals were 20-25 days, accounting for 79.9% of the total. When based on litter size, the reproductive index was 6.23, but was 3.42 when based on pup survival. The survival rate of offspring to weaning was 55.03%. The high rate of infanticide that occurred after removal of males from cages indicates that, in the laboratory, both parents need to be present prior to weaning. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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