Tree Shrews: Unique Reproductive Mechanism of Systematic Importance
- 3 June 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 152 (3727), 1402-1404
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.152.3727.1402
Abstract
Tupaia offspring are maintained in a separate nest constructed by the male parent and are suckled by the female only once every 48 hours. The young are nevertheless able to maintain a constant external body temperature of 37°C.Keywords
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