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Besonderheiten in der sexuellen Entwicklung des ZebrafinkenTaeniopygia guttata castanotis (Gould)

Particularitys in the sexual development of the Zebra Finch

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Zusammenfassung

1. Zwischen Singvögeln der gemäßigten Breiten und dem Australischen Zebrafinken bestehen Unterschiede in der sexuellen Entwicklung.

2. Körpermaße, Ausfärbung, Entwicklung sexueller Verhaltensweisen, Wachstum und Reifung der Hoden sowie Vorkommen von Geschlechtshormonen wurden bei jungen ♂ untersucht.

3. Der Zebrafink durchläuft keine jugendliche Refraktärperiode. Die ♂ werden mit etwa 10 Wochen geschlechtsreif.

4. Die frühe Reifung beim Zebrafinken entspricht einem zugehörigen Selektionsdruck, der durch klimatische Bedingungen verursacht ist.

5. Phylogenetische Aspekte werden erörtert.

Summary

1. There is a difference in the time of sexual maturation between passerine birds of temperate regions and the Australian Zebra Finch.

2. In young ♂ the following items have been investigated: various body-measurements, coloration, development of sexual behaviour patterns, growth and maturation of the testes as well as the appearance of sex-hormones.

3. The results indicate that in the Zebra Finch a juvenile refractory period does not occur. The ♂ become sexual mature as early as at 10 weeks of age.

4. The early maturation in the Zebra Finch is in accordance with special selection pressures, caused by climatic factors.

5. The phylogenetical implications of the results are discussed.

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Veränderte Fassung eines am 9. 10. 1971 auf der 83. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Ornithologen-Gesellschaft in Bonn gehaltenen Vortrages.

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Sossinka, R. Besonderheiten in der sexuellen Entwicklung des ZebrafinkenTaeniopygia guttata castanotis (Gould). J Ornithol 113, 29–36 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01647254

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