Browsing RESEARCH: Chimimba C by Subject "Afrotheria"

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Ananlysis of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone-1 and kisspeptin neuronal systems in the nonphotoregulated seasonally breeding eastern rock elephant-shrew (Elephantulus myurus)

Medger, K.; Bennett, N.C.; Chimimba, C.T.; Oosthuizen, M.K.; Mikkelsen, J.D.; Coen, C.W. (Wiley Periodicals Inc., 2018)

Of the 18 sub-Saharan elephant-shrew species, only eastern rock elephant-shrews reproduce seasonally throughout their distribution, a process seemingly independent of photoperiod. The present study characterizes gonadal ...
Seasonal reproduction in the eastern rock elephant-shrew: Influenced by rainfall and ambient temperature?

Medger, K.; Chimimba, C.T.; Bennett, N.C. (Zoological Society of London, 2012)

Because environmental conditions vary seasonally in most regions, many small mammals reproduce at a specific time of the year to maximize their reproductive success. In the tropics and subtropics, the breeding season is ...