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

• 主要作者: Ng, Sin Hwee.
• 其他作者: School of Biological Sciences
• 格式: Final Year Project
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2013
• 主題: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Zoology::Animal behavior
• 在線閱讀: 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...