Ciclo reproductivo del murciélago carollia perspicillata en el campo
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Reproducción, Murciélagos, Carollia perspicillata (es)Downloads
Se estudia el comportamiento reproductivo del murciélago Carollia perspicillata mediante la observación de una colonia en su ambiente natural y la captura de hembras adultas a intervalos de dos o tres semanas, durante un año, para exámenes de citología vaginal y estudio histológico de sus tratos genitales. Se confirmó que Carollia perspicillata en su ambiente natural muestra un comportamiento de reproducción semejante al que ha sido observado en las colonias en cautiverio, con dos picos de nacimientos, uno durante los meses de Febrero y Marzo y otro en el periodo comprendido entre Junio y Agosto. El estudio histológico de los tractos reproductivos corroboró la existencia de estro post-parte en esta especie y confirmó la ocurrencia de una menstruación real, la cual sucede en forma simultánea con la ovulación.
The reproductive behavior of the bat Carollia perspicillata was studied by means of the observation of a colony in its natural environment and the captura offemales every two or three weeks throughout the year. All the captured females were used for analysis of vaginal citology and for histologic studies of genital tract. It was confirmed that the behavior of Carollia perspicillata, in its natural environment, has a reproductive pattern similar to that observed in animals in captivity, with two peaks of childbirts; one during the monts of February and March and other along June and August. The histological study of the reproductive tract confirmed the existence of post-partum estrum in the species and the occurrence of a real menstruation, simultaneous with ovulation.
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