Table 1. Overview of female visits, entries, matings and pouch young produced.
Number of females | Additional data | |
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Entry into 1 male compartment | 14/28 | |
Entry into >1 male compartment | 14/28 | |
Actively seeking mate and entered male nest box | 21/28 | 7 females entered the male area, but fled from the male when approached. 2 females were rejected by males despite attempts to gain male attention. |
Mated with 1 male | 13/28 | 6/13 females produced young |
Mated with >1 male | 6/28 | 5/6 females produced young |
Failed to mate | 9/28 | |
Produced pouch young | 11/28 | Total of 47 young produced (range 1–9 PY/litter; mean ± SE litter size 4.27 ± 0.79) |
The number of females that entered into one, or more than one, male compartment, sought to mate with males, mated with single or multiple males and produced pouch young, including additional data on female behaviour and the number of young produced.