%0 Journal Article
%T A note on reproduction of Didelphis marsupialis in captivity
%A Motta
%A Maria de Fatima Dezonne
%A Carreira
%A JoŁżo Carlos de Araujo
%A Franco
%A Antonia Maria Ramos
%J Mem¨®rias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
%D 1983
%I Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Minist¨¦rio da Sa¨˛de
%R 10.1590/S0074-02761983000400016
%X conditions leading to successful reproduction of didelphis marsupialis in captivity are described. a trial involving four mating pairs which had been maintained at least four months in the laboratory resulted in three litters and one false pregnancy. this is, to our knowledge, the first record of successful breeding of this species in captivity.
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