
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Aslin, HJ 
A1  - Watts, CHS 
T1  - Breeding of a Captive Colony of Notomys fuscus Wood Jones (Rodentia : Muridae)
JF  - Wildlife Research
JO  - Wildl. Res.
Y1  - 1980
VL  - 7
IS  - 3
SP  - 379
EP  - 383
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WR9800379 
N2  - Reproductive data were obtained from a captive colony of N. fuscus over 10 years. Females had an oestrous cycle averaging 7.4 days, and a gestation period averaging 34.3 days.   Only three possible instances of post-partum mating were recorded, but. some lactating females returned to oestrus 14-22 days after birth of their young. There was no evidence of delayed implantation due to lactation.   Vaginal bleeding occurred in pregnant females 8-17 days before birth. Seventy-four litters were born, litter sizes ranging from one to five, average 2.7. No breeding season was evident. Both sexes were reproductively mature at 70 days old.   Comparisons are made with other species of Notomys, and their generally low reproductive rate discussed. 
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