Sexual Behaviour of the Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius spectrum) in Captivity

2018 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nanik Hidayatik ◽  
Tuty Laswardi Yusuf ◽  
Muhammad Agil ◽  
Entang Iskandar ◽  
Dondin Sajuthi
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Tarsius Spectrum

Copulation and Associated Behaviour in The Quokka, Setonix brachyurus.

1999 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
I.G. McLean ◽  
N.T. Schmitt
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Copulatory Behaviour

While preparing a review of published descriptions of copulatory behaviour in macropod marsupials (McLean, Lundie-Smith and Jarman 1993), we were surprised to find no description for one of the most studied species, the quokka (Setonix brachyurus, e.g. see Bradshaw 1983). Copulating quokkas have been seen previously by researchers (e.g. Kitchener 1970), but no account was given. Here we provide descriptions of copulatory behaviour in quokkas, and comment on levels of sexual behaviour and activity by quokkas in the wild and in captivity.

Ovarian activity in Arabian leopards (Panthera pardus nimr): sexual behaviour and faecal steroid monitoring during the follicular cycle, mating and pregnancy

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florine J. de Haas van Dorsser ◽  
Daphne I. Green ◽  
William V. Holt ◽  
Amanda R. Pickard
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Arabian Peninsula ◽  
Average Duration ◽  
Ovarian Activity ◽  
Panthera Pardus ◽  
Fundamental Understanding ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Steroid Profiles ◽  
Basic Features ◽  
Steroid Excretion

The Arabian leopard is a critically endangered subspecies endemic to the Arabian Peninsula. A fundamental understanding of the ovarian activity of the leopard is important to enhance the success with which it breeds in captivity. The objective of the present study was to characterise the endocrinology of the follicular cycle, ovulation and pregnancy in captive females using faecal steroid hormone analyses and observations of sexual behaviour. The follicular cycle of the leopard was shown to last 18–23 days based on the interval between consecutive peaks of faecal oestrogen conjugates, and the occurrence of silent heats was high. Puberty had commenced at 2 years of age, but faecal steroid profiles did not match those of the adult female until 3 years of age. No seasonal change in ovarian steroid excretion was observed, although behavioural oestrus was suppressed in summer. Significant rises in faecal progestagen concentrations were only recorded in mated leopards, indicating that these females were strictly induced ovulators. However, only 60% of these mating periods were ovulatory. Progestagen concentrations during pregnancy were significantly higher than those of the non-pregnant luteal phase. The average duration of the non-pregnant and pregnant luteal phases was 39 and 97 days, respectively. The basic features of the reproductive cycle of the Arabian leopard described here form an important foundation for further study into its reproduction.

Sequential orgaqisation of social behaviour in captive adult and juvenile Macropus rufus (Marsupialia: Macropodidae).

1989 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
P. Wilhelm ◽  
U. Ganslosser
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Social Behaviour ◽  
Mating Behaviour ◽  
Functional Categories ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Macropus Rufus ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Behavioural Repertoire

The behavioural repertoire of Macropus rufus in captivity is described in comparison with data from literature. Most behavioural elements observed do not differ from those of free-ranging populations. Some new elements of agonistic and sexual behaviour are described. The sequential organisation of adult social behaviour allows a distinction between the functional categories of agonistic, friendly and sexual behaviour as well as a series of transitional elements. In sexual behaviour, low-intensity sexual checking can be distinguished from high-intensity courting and mating behaviour. In agonistic contexts a distinction between elements of ritualised and unritualised fighting is possible on the basis of sequences, with fixed sequences of behaviour patterns in ritualised fighting. Young M. rufus show nearly all behaviour patterns of adults, though frequently out of context. Their behavioural repertoire is not organised into different functional categories. Playfighting as well as running-play are not restricted to the mother-young dyad.

Behaviour of the Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss), in CAptivity V*. Sexual Behaviour

1980 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Smith
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Season ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Courtship Behaviour ◽  
Vertical Position ◽  
Agonistic Interactions ◽  
Phascolarctos Cinereus ◽  
Penile Erections ◽  
In Captivity

At the height of the breeding season male koalas frequently attempted copulation. These attempts were often apparently spontaneous, but many followed bellowing or agonistic interactions. Sexual behaviour began at 3 y old in males, except for penile erections, which sometimes occurred in younger males. Males performed no courtship behaviour. Behavioural oestrus was brief, and consisted of four distinct types of activity: jerking, bellowing, mild aggression towards the male, and pseudomale behaviour. Oestrous females could become very excited by the presence of a male, and the four activities were very flexible in their expression. Copulation itself was quite brief and consisted of mounting, thrusting, convulsions, and disengagement. The pair were always in a vertical position in a tree, the male grasping the female's neck in his jaws.

scholarly journals Sexual Behaviour of Anopheles fluviatilis in Captivity

Nature ◽  
1952 ◽  
Vol 169 (4294) ◽  
pp. 280-280
Author(s):  
B. N. MOHAN
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Anopheles Fluviatilis ◽  
In Captivity

EFFECT OF NICOTINE ON SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR OF MUTANT STRAIN (CURLED) OF DROSOPHILLA MELANOGASTER

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
SHAMIM AKHTER CHOUDHARY
Keyword(s):  
Mutant Strain ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Virgin Female ◽  
P Value ◽  
Pooled Data ◽  
Mating Latency ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Food Medium ◽  
Food Media ◽  
Dose Dependent

In the present study, an attempt was made to study the effect of plant extract on Sexual behaviour of Mutant Strain (Curled) of Drosophila melanogaster. The LC50 has been estimated with 1% of the food media. The virgin females and males were isolated and fed with normal food media for three days. Then sub-lethal concentrations of 0.625 μl / 100 ml food, 1.2 μl /100 ml food, 2.5μl /100 / food of nicotine were mixed in food medium and allowed in flies to feed for two days. Then appropriate combination of untreated / treated males and females were introduced into the mating chamber. Courtship latency, mating latency and copulation duration were studied. After observation of the behaviour, mated flies were allowed to produce progeny. The sexual behaviour of bachelor male and virgin female obtained in the progeny was also studied. The pooled data were analyzed by student t-test and the result indicates p-value significant at 0.05 levels. The courtship latency was affected by in treatment but it is neither dose dependent nor sex dependent.

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