Title
Functional morphology of the female genital organs in the wild ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua) in the northeastern Peruvian Amazon
Date Issued
01 July 2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Abstract
This study examines the functional morphology of genital organs of 45 wild female ring-tailed coatis (Nasua nasua (L., 1766)) in the Peruvian Amazon. The coati shows a seasonal reproductive pattern, with a concentration of births between January and March. The pregnancy rate during the reproductive season was 64.7%. Mean litter size was 4.2 fetuses and mean ovulation rate was 4.5 follicles per pregnant female, resulting in a low rate of embryo or oocyte mortality of 9.8%. The observed vaginal pattern in our study suggests that vaginal cytology could be a useful indicator for the phase of estrus. The present evaluation provides reproductive information that may be a key component in the development of management strategies for both captive and wild coati populations.
Start page
496
End page
504
Volume
91
Issue
7
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
ZoologĂa, OrnitologĂa, EntomologĂa, ciencias biolĂ³gicas del comportamiento
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84879768604
Source
Canadian Journal of Zoology
ISSN of the container
00084301
Sources of information:
Directorio de ProducciĂ³n CientĂfica
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