van der Merwe M, Rautenbach I L
Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.
J Reprod Fertil. 1987 Sep;81(1):41-50. doi: 10.1530/jrf.0.0810041.
The present study is based on 153 Schlieffen's bats collected over a 2-year period from September 1983 to September 1985. Spermatogenesis extends over a 10-month period with the first signs of spermatozoa in the epididymides by the end of April. Spermatozoa were present in the epididymides from the end of April until the beginning of September. Copulation begins during June (early winter) and the females have spermatozoa in the uterine horns from then until the end of August (late winter) when ovulation occurs. These bats are seasonally monoestrous with the great majority of births occurring during November. The number of conceptuses varied; a maximum of 5 pre-implanted embryos was recorded, but the maximum number of fetuses observed was 3.
本研究基于1983年9月至1985年9月这两年间收集的153只施利芬蝙蝠。精子发生持续10个月，到4月底附睾中出现精子的最初迹象。附睾中从4月底到9月初都有精子。交配在6月（初冬）开始，雌性从那时起直到8月底（冬末）排卵时子宫角中都有精子。这些蝙蝠是季节性单次发情，绝大多数分娩发生在11月。着床前胚胎的数量各不相同；记录到最多有5个，但是观察到的胎儿最多数量为3个。
