
%0 Journal Article
%A Johnson, P. M. 
%T Reproduction in the Bridled Nailtail Wallaby, <emph type="2">Onychogalea fraenata</emph> Gould (Marsupialia : Macropodidae), in Captivity
%J Wildlife Research
%D 1997/09/02
%V 24
%N 4
%P 411-415
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/WR96028
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WR96028 
%X The reproduction of the endangered macropod Onychogalea fraenata was studied in captivity. O. fraenata breeds throughout the year. A post-partum oestrus was not recorded, although mating during the pouch life was observed when the pouch young were 80&#8211;92 days old. The mean length of the oestrous cycle was determined to be 36&#183;2 days, while the mean length of a gestation period was 23&#183;6 days. Pouch life ranged between 119 and 126 days, and the young males and females matured as early as 270 days and 136 days, respectively. 
