关键词: 麋鹿, 繁殖行为, 粪样性激素, 相关

Abstract: From 1997 to 1998 the seasonal patterns of reproductive behavior of Pere David¡¯s deer were studied in Dafeng¡, China¡,and the fecal steroid concentrations were analyzed with the radioimmunoassay method. Seventeen types of male reproductive behavior and nine types of female reproductive behavior were observed. The stags and the hinds, in many reproductive behaviors¡, shown seasonal overt fluctuations,meanwhile the fecal steroids levels were significant difference among months <0 .05). There were statistically significant correlations between some male reproductive behaviors and fecal testosterone concentrations <0.05 P < 0.01). For examples: anogenital sniffing,urine sniffing,urine spraying, wallowing, bellowing,antler adorn, horning turf, chasing stags,holding hinds, chin resting,mounting and copulating. Although there were no significant correlations between female reproductive behaviors and fecal estradiol¡, estriol or progesterone the fecal estrogens levels were largely related to reproductive and maternal behaviors of hinds. The reproduction activities of Pere David's deer were regulated by steroids¡,which coincided with seasonal environmental changes.

Key words: Milu （Elaphurus davidianus), Reproductive behavior, Fecal steroid, Correlation