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== Male ==
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<big><center>[[Reproductive System|'''BACK TO REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM''']]</center></big>
  
=== Penis ===
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<big><center>[[Reproductive_System#Small_Domestic_Mammals|'''BACK TO SMALL DOMESTIC MAMMALS''']]</center></big>
  
* Os penis lies within the tissue of the penis.
 
  
  
=== Testes ===
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* [[Chipmunk -Male- Anatomy & Physiology|Male]]
 
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* [[Chipmunk -Female- Anatomy & Physiology|Female]]
* Two testes in an external scrotum.
 
* Testes descend into the scrotum at the beginning of the mating season (January) and begin spermatogenesis.
 
* Open inguinal canals throughout life.
 
** Allows testes to shrink and return to the abdomen in the non-breeding season.
 
 
 
=== Puberty and Sexual Maturity ===
 
 
 
* Sexually mature at 6-7 weeks.
 
 
 
 
 
=== Mammary Gland ===
 
 
 
* Teats are absent.
 
== Female ==
 
 
 
=== Reproductive Tract ===
 
 
 
* [[Uterus - Anatomy & Physiology#Anatomical_Types_of_Uteri|Bicornate uterus]]
 
** Short uterine body
 
** Single [[Cervix - Anatomy & Physiology|cervix]]
 
 
 
 
 
=== Puberty and Sexual Maturity ===
 
 
 
* Sexually mature at 12 months.
 
 
 
 
 
=== Oestrous Cyclicity ===
 
 
 
* Seasonally Polyoestrous.
 
* Spontaneous ovulator.
 
* Breeding season is March-September.
 
* Length of [[Oestrous Cycle - Anatomy & Physiology|oestrous cycle]]: 14 days
 
* '''Oestrus''' lasts three days.
 
* Advertises willingness to mate with persistent chipping noise on the second day of oestrus.
 
 
 
=== Gestation and Offspring ===
 
 
 
==== Gestation ====
 
 
 
* Gestation period 28-32 days.
 
 
 
==== Litter ====
 
 
 
* Litter size 2-6
 
* Altricial young
 
** Weaned at 6-7 weeks
 
 
 
=== Mammary Gland ===
 
 
 
* 4 pairs of teats.
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Small Mammal Reproduction]]
 
[[Category:Bullet Points]]
 

Revision as of 13:22, 18 July 2008