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Reproduction and growth in a Neotropical arboreal mouse: Oecomys rutilus (Sigmodontinae: Cricetidae) in French Guiana / Reprodução e crescimento de um rato arbóreo neotropical: Oecomys rutilus (Sigmodontinae: Cricetidae) na Guiana Francesa
Catzeflis, François.
  • Catzeflis, François; Université de Montpellier. Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution. Montpellier. FR
Biota Neotrop. (Online, Ed. ingl.) ; 19(2): e20180697, 2019. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-989416
ABSTRACT
Abstract Postnatal growth and development of the small Neotropical mouse Oecomys rutilus (Sigmodontinae Cricetidae) were investigated from birth to day 143, in the laboratory. Morphometric measurements at age of 3 days, of both sexes combined, revealed body weight to be 3.4 ± 0.3 g, mean tail length as 27.4 ± 1.1 mm, and mean hind foot length as 9.3 ± 0.7 mm. Body weight was found to increase steadily until at least 69 days, whereas the instantaneous growth rates of other measurements declined earlier the daily growth of hind foot length declined to a minimum at age of 24 days, and the growth of tail and of ear declined by the age of 33 days. Average litter size for 12 captive births was 2.5, ranging from 2 to 3. The preserved eye crystalline lens was weighted in 23 captive-born animals of known age, allowing a rough estimate of the age of reproduction in wild-caught animals. Based on the inferred relation between eye-lens weight and age, the youngest reproductive (pregnant) wild-caught females had an estimated age of 90 and 95 days.
RESUMO
Resumo O crescimento pós-natal e o desenvolvimento do pequeno roedor neotropical Oecomys rutilus (Sigmodontinae Cricetidae) foram investigados desde o nascimento até o dia 143, em laboratório. Mensurações morfométricas na idade de 3 dias, de ambos os sexos combinados, revelaram a massa corporal de 3,4 ± 0,3 g, comprimento médio da cauda de 27,4 ± 1,1 mm, e comprimento médio do de 9,3 ± 0,7 mm. A massa do corpo aumentou rapidamente até o dia 69, enquanto as taxas de crescimento instantâneo de outras medidas diminuíram mais cedo o crescimento diário do diminuiu para o mínimo na idade de 24 dias, e os crescimentos da cauda e da orelha diminuíram na idade de 33 dias. O tamanho de prole médio para 12 nascimentos em cativeiro foi de 2,5, variando de 2 a 3. As lentes preservadas do cristalino do olho foram pesadas em 23 animais nascidos em cativeiro de idades conhecidas, permitindo fazer uma estimativa da idade de reprodução em animais capturados na natureza. Baseado na relação inferida entre peso da lente do cristalino e idade, as mais jovens fêmeas (prenhes) capturadas na natureza tiveram uma estimativa de 90 a 95 dias de idade.


Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Type of study: Prognostic study Country/Region as subject: South America / English Caribbean / Guyana Language: English Journal: Biota Neotrop. (Online, Ed. ingl.) Journal subject: Medicina Tropical / Sa£de Ambiental Year: 2019 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: France Institution/Affiliation country: Université de Montpellier/FR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Type of study: Prognostic study Country/Region as subject: South America / English Caribbean / Guyana Language: English Journal: Biota Neotrop. (Online, Ed. ingl.) Journal subject: Medicina Tropical / Sa£de Ambiental Year: 2019 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: France Institution/Affiliation country: Université de Montpellier/FR