Seth, Pushpa ; Prasad, M. R. N. (1969) Reproductive cycle of the female five-striped Indian palm squirrel, Funambulus pennanti (Wroughton) Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, 20 (2). pp. 211-212. ISSN 0022-4251
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Abstract
The five-striped Indian palm squirrel, Funambulus pennanti, is a seasonal breeder from January to August. Mature females are sexually quiescent from September to December; recrudescence of the gonad starts in late December. The palm squirrel is a reflex ovulator. A mature female may produce two litters of approximately three young each in one breeding season. The period of suckling is 6 weeks. Mature females experience a short period of post-lactational anoestrus during the breeding season prior to the onset of second oestrus. The role of exteroceptive factors in regulating the reproductive cycle of the palm squirrel is discussed.
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