Estrous cycle behaviour and reproductive pathology in an ageing female Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) in captivity at the Night Safari, Singapore.

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Ng, Sin Hwee.
• مؤلفون آخرون: School of Biological Sciences
• التنسيق: Final Year Project
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2013
• الموضوعات: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Zoology::Animal behavior
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/53798

One of the main challenges in the captive breeding of solitary animals, such as the Malayan tapirs (Tapirus indicus), is the inappropriate introduction of breeding partners which could result in aggression and serious injuries. The possible behavioural cues of estrous in adult females have been inve...