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DELAYED FERTILIZATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- delayed fertilization 1, record 1, English, delayed%20fertilization
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- delayed fertilisation 2, record 1, English, delayed%20fertilisation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... [In some bats] reproduction must ... overlap hibernation. Temperate bats respond to this ... in several ways. ... [This can] involve starting an estrous and sperm production cycle ... prior to ... hibernation, with a temporary arrest in the sequence of reproductive events ... before ovulation (delayed ovulation and delayed fertilization or sperm storage) .... 3, record 1, English, - delayed%20fertilization
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Delayed fertilization occurs in some hibernating species, copulation taking place in the fall and gestation beginning the following spring. 4, record 1, English, - delayed%20fertilization
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fécondation différée
1, record 1, French, f%C3%A9condation%20diff%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fécondation retardée 1, record 1, French, f%C3%A9condation%20retard%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phénomène observé chez certains mammifères (chauves-souris) où, après l'accouplement, le sperme est emmagasiné dans l'utérus de la femelle et y demeure vivant et mobile jusqu'au moment de l'ovulation et de la fécondation. 1, record 1, French, - f%C3%A9condation%20diff%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bien que l'accouplement ait lieu à l'automne, les femelles conservent le sperme dans leur utérus [...] jusqu'à l'ovulation [...] au printemps. Cette «fécondation différée» caractérise les chauves-souris [...] insectivores vivant au nord. [...] 1, record 1, French, - f%C3%A9condation%20diff%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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