POSTMATING MORTALITY OF MALES IN THE DASYURID MARSUPIALS, DASYURUS AND PARANTECHINUS

被引:67
作者
DICKMAN, CR
BRAITHWAITE, RW
机构
[1] UNIV WESTERN AUSTRALIA,DEPT ZOOL,NEDLANDS,WA 6009,AUSTRALIA
[2] CSIRO,WINNELLIE,NT 5789,AUSTRALIA
关键词
DASYURIDAE; POSTMATING DEATH; BREEDING STRATEGY;
D O I
10.2307/1381875
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
Postmating death of all males is reported for the first time in field populations of two species of dasyurid marsupials, Parantechinus apicalis and Dasyurus hallucatus. These results differ from field and laboratory studies on other populations of these species, and suggest that life history variation within and between species and genera of dasyurids is more pronounced than has been suspected.
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