Reproductive Biology of the Red-Giant Flying Squirrel, Petaurista petaurista, in Taiwan | Zendy

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Reproductive Biology of the Red-Giant Flying Squirrel, Petaurista petaurista, in Taiwan

Author(s) -

Po Feng Lee,

YaPing Lin,

Donald R. Progulske

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

journal of mammalogy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.838

H-Index - 98

eISSN - 1545-1542

pISSN - 0022-2372

DOI - 10.2307/1382437

Subject(s) - litter , biology , sex ratio , zoology , seasonal breeder , sexually active , reproduction , reproductive success , ecology , demography , population , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology , immunology

Reproductive characteristics of red-giant flying squirrels ( Petauristapetaurista ) were studied from December 1981 to November 1982 in Taiwan. We collected 216 adults (116 males, 100 females) and 65 immatures (23 males, 42 females). The sex ratio of adults did not deviate from 1:1 ratio ( P > 0.05). Adult females tended to be heavier than adult males (1,334 and 1,260 g, respectively, P 56 g. This species is a seasonal breeder with low reproductive rates, which may be a result of a low predation rate combined with their high degree of folivory.

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