The Effect of Different Captive Environments on Formosan Macaque’s Reproduction

27 Mar The Effect of Different Captive Environments on Formosan Macaque’s Reproduction

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Abstract

本文系探討民國77年4月至78年9月間，台北市立動物園內台灣獼後繁殖區，台灣鄉土動物區侯島及隔離舍三種不同圈養環境下之臺灣獼猴繁殖資料。結果顯示：一、獼猴繁殖區及猴島之成年母猴平均產仔數為0.83及1，兩者均高於隔離舍內的0.29。二、猴群的成長速率前兩者分別為0.14及0.05亦高於後者的0.04。三、繁殖季節主要在4月至8月，交配季節則主要在10年至次年3月之間。四、出生仔猴比率在三環境中差異頗大，但以全原計其出生彩猴性比率為0.85。五、獼猴繁殖區及猴島之猴群染患肺結核的機率為0，但隔離欄舍之猴群患病率則高達0.34。

English Abstract

What’s the effects of different environments to the Taiwan Macaque? During April, 1988 to September, 1989, we have collected the records of Taiwan Macaque at three regions (captive, outdoor encloseure and free-ranging) in Taipei Zoo. The results show that the average birth rate of infectious to TN is higher in the captive situation, the breeding season is resemble to that in the field and the birth sex-ration is 0.85 which is a little depart the data in the field.