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Sexual maturity and breeding season of the badger, Meles meles in Sweden
Author(s) -
Ahnlund Hans
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1980.tb01424.x
Subject(s) - meles , badger , biology , sexual maturity , seasonal breeder , zoology , ovulation , mustelidae , mating , demography , ecology , pregnancy , genetics , sociology
The paper describes the seasonal sexual activity of badgers collected in central Sweden. Ovulation‐ and pregnancy rates were determined for females in different age classes and males were examined for testis weight and occurrence of spermatozoa.