Postnatal development in the Indian short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx : growth rate and age estimation

• Autorzy: Elangovan V. , Yuvana Satya Priya E. , Raghuram H. , Marimuthu G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We studied the patterns of postnatal growth and changes in length of forearm, body mass and total epiphyseal gap in the captive free-flying short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx. At birth young were altricial. By day five, their eyes had opened, and the pinnae become unfolded between sixth and ninth day of age. At the age of three days, the mean forearm length and body mass were equivalent to 42.2% and 18.2%, respectively of the values of postpartum females. The length of forearm increased linearly until 36 days and attained 94.1% of mean forearm length of postpartum females at the age of 219 days. Body mass of pups increased linearly until 60 days and attained 72.7% of mean mass of postpartum females at the age of 219 days. The length of total epiphyseal gap of fourth metacarpal-phalangeal joint increased until 15 days of age and subsequently decreased linearly, and closed at about 60 days of age. The age predicting equation based on the length of forearm is valid when its dimensions are between 29.4 mm and 52.4 mm (3–36 days of age). Similar equation but based on the length of total epiphyseal gap is valid when its dimensions range from 47.0 µm to 6.0 µm (15–60 days of age). Growth patterns of forearm length and body mass were best described by the logistic and Gompertz nonlinear growth models, respectively. There was no significant difference in the growth patterns of body mass and length of total epiphyseal gap with reference to lengths of forearm of captive and wild-grown pups.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Chiropterologica
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: 05
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.107-116,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Elangovan V.

• Department of Animal Behaviour and Physiology, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai - 625 021, India

autor

Yuvana Satya Priya E.

autor

Raghuram H.

autor

Marimuthu G.

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