Estrous cycle of the tayra, Eira barbara

Publication Type:
 Journal Article
Year of Publication:
 1989
Authors:
 Ivo Poglayen-Neuwall, Barbara S. Durrant, Marda L. Swansen, Robert C. Williams, Roy A. Barnes
Publication/Journal:
 Zoo Biology
Publisher:
 A Wiley Company, Inc., Wiley Subscription Services
Keywords:
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ISBN:
 1098-2361
Abstract:

Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430080208.abs Thirty-three estrous cycles of three female tayras were defined using vaginal cytology and/or behavioral observations. Estrous cycles averaged 56.0 ± 4.73 and 52.2 ± 15.5 days in length for two young tayras and 93.9 ± 21.0 for an older female. The complete absence of parabasal cells in vaginal smears coincided with vulvar tumescence and was diagnostic of estrus.

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