whereas others are aseasonal in equatorial regions. expressed this variation in terms of ‘life-history strategies’, in which cervids can be classified into the two extremes; one maximises the reproductive cap
We have observed females standing up before the complete delivery of the fawn. Immediately after parturition, the mother intensively and continuously licks the fawn, eating all the amnion that surround it [27], similarly to what has been described in other deer species [30]. The placenta is re...
Clark D. E., Smith S. K., Sharkey A. M., Sowter H. M., Charnock-Jones D. S. 1996 Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor and its receptor c-met; localisation and expression in the human placenta throughout pregnancy.Journal of Endocrinology151:459-467. ...
On day 18 of pregnancy, the bovine embryo starts to implant and the direct exchange of nutrients, oxygen and metabolites with the mother takes place following placentation. In roe deer, fertilization takes place in July/August, while embryo elongation and implantation occur only 5 months later ...
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