Journal article

How to sex Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis (Gmelin, 1788) cubs

Public Deposited

Creator
  • Hantke, Georg
  • Kitchener, Andrew C
2015

Abstract
  • Sexing living neonate mammals may be difficult as external genitalia may be poorly developed and time may be limited for a detailed examination. Four neonate cubs of the Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis were examined in order to determine a method to distinguish between the sexes. The distance between anal and genital openings in ♂ cubs is about eight times greater than that in ♀ cubs, providing a simple method for determining sex.

Metadata

Resource Type
  • Journal article
Creator
  • Hantke, Georg
  • Kitchener, Andrew C
Date published
  • 2015-01-01
Institution
  • National Museums Scotland
Journal title
  • International Zoo Yearbook
Volume
  • 49
Issue
  • 1
Pagination
  • 214-218
Publisher
  • The Zoological Society of London
ISSN
  • 0074-9664
Official URL
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DOI
  • doi.org/10.1111/izy.12086
Library of Congress Classification