Postnatal Growth and Development of Captive Franklin's Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus franklinii)

1976 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian N. Turner ◽  
Stuart L. Iverson ◽  
Kenneth L. Severson
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Development ◽  
Postnatal Growth ◽  
Ground Squirrels ◽  
Spermophilus Franklinii

Observations on the postnatal growth and development of captive Ethiopian hedgehogs, Paraechinus aethiopicus, in Qatar

Mammalia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 80 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad A. Abu Baker ◽  
Ivan Mohedano ◽  
Nigel Reeve ◽  
Nobuyuki Yamaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Development ◽  
Postnatal Growth

AbstractThe postnatal growth and development of the Ethiopian hedgehog (

Growth and development of the barren-ground caribou. II. Postnatal growth rates

1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 1023-1029 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. H. McEwan
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Development ◽  
Growth Characteristic ◽  
Growth Curves ◽  
Postnatal Growth ◽  
Maintenance Costs ◽  
Cyclical Pattern ◽  
Body Weights ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Growth Constants ◽  
Slow Growing

The growth curves of minimum body weights of fast-growing caribou reared in captivity and slow-growing wild caribou are compared. Captive animals exhibit a cyclical pattern of growth characteristic of other cervid species. The differences in the declining growth constants of wild caribou compared to captive caribou are attributed to environmental factors and activity, resulting in higher maintenance costs.

Pre- and postnatal growth and development in sickle cell anemia

1980 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
pp. 857-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Kramer ◽  
Yolanda Rooks ◽  
LaRue A. Washington ◽  
Howard A. Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Sickle Cell Anemia ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Postnatal Growth

Physical and behavioral postnatal development of woodchucks (Marmota monax)

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 1040-1047 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Ferron ◽  
J.-P. Ouellet
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Social Behavior ◽  
Postnatal Development ◽  
Tail Length ◽  
Postnatal Growth ◽  
Behavioral Development ◽  
Ground Squirrels ◽  
Behavioral Repertoire ◽  
Marmota Monax

The physical and behavioral postnatal development of woodchucks (Marmota monax) was analyzed from birth to 42 days of age, the age at which weaning begins. Postnatal growth was evaluated by means of daily measurements of body weight, body length, tail length, and length of hind foot. Data on length of ear pinnae, vibrissae, and fur, and on the timing of appearance of some events of physical development are also presented. We considered postnatal development of locomotion, alertness, exploratory behavior, feeding, and comfort and social behavior. Our results indicate no sexual dimorphism in body size in young woodchucks, despite its occurrence in adults. Intraspecific comparisons reveal that woodchucks from different populations show marked variation in growth rate. The high level of intraspecific variation in developmental rates of sciurid rodents provides a warning to those performing interspecific comparisons. The data also suggest that the ratio of growth rate to adult body weight is not related to environmental severity. Behavioral development in M. monax is similar to that of ground squirrels but faster than that of tree squirrels and flying squirrels. There is also no direct relationship between size and timing of behavioral development in sciurid rodents. The behavioral repertoire of young woodchucks is simpler than that of young Spermophilus lateralis, another asocial species. It is possible that specific differences in rates of development of social interactions led to such differentiation in the repertoire of social behavior.

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