Semelparity in a large marsupial

Complete mortality of males after mating is known in several small dasyurid and didelphid species (up to 300 g) and has previously been suggested to be a consequence of their small size and their inability to sequester sufficient fat reserves for an intense rut in the winter. Males of these species...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 2001-02, Vol.268 (1465), p.407-411
Hauptverfasser:	Oakwood, Meri, Bradley, Adrian J., Cockburn, Andrew
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Blood plasma Breeding seasons Corticosteroids Dasy Uridae Dasyurus hallucatus Die off Eutherian Evolution Female Hydrocortisone - blood Life-History Evolution Male Male animals Marsupial Marsupialia - blood Marsupialia - physiology Marsupials Mating behavior Mortality Semelparity Testosterone Time Factors
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