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Breeding tree‐shrews and mouse lemurs in captivity

Breeding tree‐shrews and mouse lemurs in captivity Tupaia belangeri and mouse lemurs Microcebw murinw in captivity R. D. M A R T I N Senior Research Fellow, Wellcome Institute of Comparative Physiology, Regent’s Park, London N W1 4 R Y , Great Britain Anyone concerned with breeding a wide range of small mammals will soon realize that each species presents its own particular problems. Indeed, in cases where there are no published reports, a considerable amount of time may be spent in trial-and-error search for suitable breeding conditions in captivity. Subsequently, even when the first breeding successes have been obtained, a lengthy period of further research may be necessary before a really productive breeding colony can be established. This has been the author’s experience with laboratory colonies of Common tree-shrews Tupaia belangeri from Thailand and Lesser mouse lemurs Microcebus murinus from Madagascar, which have been studied from 1964/1974. With both of these species, reports of breeding in captivity were available in the literature before research was commenced, but detailed study revealed unexpected features which influenced the success rate of breeding in captivity. Basic papers on the breeding of tree-shrews ( 5 )and of mouse lemurs (6) have already been published, and this brief report merely http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Zoo Yearbook Wiley

Breeding tree‐shrews and mouse lemurs in captivity

MARTIN, R. D.
International Zoo Yearbook , Volume 15 (1) – Jan 1, 1975
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Copyright © 1975 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0074-9664
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1748-1090
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10.1111/j.1748-1090.1975.tb01349.x
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Tupaia belangeri and mouse lemurs Microcebw murinw in captivity R. D. M A R T I N Senior Research Fellow, Wellcome Institute of Comparative Physiology, Regent’s Park, London N W1 4 R Y , Great Britain Anyone concerned with breeding a wide range of small mammals will soon realize that each species presents its own particular problems. Indeed, in cases where there are no published reports, a considerable amount of time may be spent in trial-and-error search for suitable breeding conditions in captivity. Subsequently, even when the first breeding successes have been obtained, a lengthy period of further research may be necessary before a really productive breeding colony can be established. This has been the author’s experience with laboratory colonies of Common tree-shrews Tupaia belangeri from Thailand and Lesser mouse lemurs Microcebus murinus from Madagascar, which have been studied from 1964/1974. With both of these species, reports of breeding in captivity were available in the literature before research was commenced, but detailed study revealed unexpected features which influenced the success rate of breeding in captivity. Basic papers on the breeding of tree-shrews ( 5 )and of mouse lemurs (6) have already been published, and this brief report merely

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International Zoo Yearbook – Wiley

Published: Jan 1, 1975

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