| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1989 |
| Authors: | M. van der Merwe, Rautenbach I. L. |
| Journal: | Journal of the South African Veterinary Association |
| Volume: | 60 |
| Pagination: | 83-86 |
| Date Published: | 1989 |
| Keywords: | anatomy, Chiroptera, histology, reproduction, Scotophilus borbonicus, seasonality, South Africa, spermatogenesis, Vespertilionidae |
| Abstract: | Monthly samples of the testes of the vespertilionid bat, Scotophilus borbonicus were collected, sectioned and examined by light microscopy. Spermatogenesis was prolonged and extended over 8 months, coinciding with spring, summer and autumn. During any particular month only certain spermatogenic cells are present in the seminiferous tubules. The mediastinum is, unlike that of most other mammals, situated towards the caudal border of the testis. This species is eminently suited for the study of the process of spermatocytogenesis. |