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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Generation of sex ratio biases in the red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura) |
Author: | Foster, W. Taggart, D. |
Citation: | Reproduction Fertility and Development, 2008; 20(2):275-280 |
Publisher: | C S I R O Publishing |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
ISSN: | 1031-3613 1448-5990 |
Statement of Responsibility: | W.K. Foster and D.A. Taggart |
Abstract: | Male semelparous dasyurid species are annual breeders that use a promiscuous mating system. These species have shown biases in litter sex ratios and, with females producing more young than they have available teats, this provides an opportunity for the manipulation of the sex ratio at birth. The sex ratio of embryos and pouch young, and the degree of embryonic overproduction, in red-tailed phascogales (Phascogale calura) was investigated to gain an understanding of the mechanism by which sex biases may be generated. The sex ratio of embryos did not differ from parity, but a male bias was observed in young attaching to teats. Females produced an average of 15.1 ± 1.9 corpora lutea and 10.5 ± 3.5 viable embryos, with no difference in fecundity observed with female age or weight. Because females only have eight teats, the overproduction of young, and male-biased attachment, was sufficient to explain the observed male bias in pouch young. No relationship was observed between maternal weight and sex ratio, but heavier females did tend to produce more ova. Meta-analysis of studies providing information on litter sex ratios in male semelparous dasyurid species did not show any consistent trend. |
Keywords: | Corpus Luteum Animals Animals, Suckling Marsupialia Body Weight DNA Primers Analysis of Variance Competitive Behavior Sex Ratio Northern Territory Female Male Sex Determination Analysis |
DOI: | 10.1071/RD07031 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rd07031 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Earth and Environmental Sciences publications |
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