
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dennis, Andrew J. 
A1  - Marsh, Helene 
T1  - Seasonal Reproduction in Musky Rat-kangaroos, <emph type="2">Hypsiprymnodon moschatus</emph>: a Response to Changes in Resource Availability
JF  - Wildlife Research
JO  - Wildl. Res.
Y1  - 1997
VL  - 24
IS  - 5
SP  - 561
EP  - 578
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WR96038 
N2  - Musky rat-kangaroos had a seasonal reproductive pattern. Males underwent a dramatic testicular expansion in October and the testes remained enlarged until April, when they reduced in size again. Females carried 1&#8211;3 pouch young from around March until October; juveniles were suckled until late December. Two primary food resources, fruits and litter fauna, underwent regular seasonal changes in abundance. The availability of fruits fluctuated to a greater degree than did that of litter fauna, both within and between years, which probably constituted the main selective pressure for a seasonal pattern of reproduction and high fecundity relative to most other macropodoids. Variation in the availability of fruits between years correlated with changes in the reproductive output of both male and female musky rat-kangaroos during breeding seasons. 
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