Table 1. Females of Bathyergus suillus analyzed in this study.
ID | Ontogenetic stage | Rs | Tr | SeSR | ERC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
219 | Juvenile | N | + | − | + |
307 | Juvenile | N | + | − | + |
333 | Juvenile | N | + | − | + |
1373 | Juvenile | N | − | − | − |
365 | Subadult | N | + | − | + |
366 | Subadult | N | + | − | − |
721 | Subadult | N | − | + | + |
913 | Subadult | N | − | − | − |
938 | Subadult | N | + | − | − |
982 | Subadult | N | − | − | + |
1085 | Subadult | Pregnant | − | + | − |
1163 | Subadult | Pregnant | − | + | + |
314 | Adult | Pregnant | − | + | − |
377 | Adult | Perforate | − | + | + |
717 | Adult | Perforate | + | − | + |
911 | Adult | N | − | + | − |
1138 | Adult | Perforate | − | + | + |
1144 | Adult | Pregnant | − | − | + |
1153 | Adult | Lactating | − | + | − |
1155 | Adult | Perforate | − | + | + |
1169 | Adult | Lactating | − | + | + |
1171 | Adult | Pregnant | − | + | + |
1332 | Adult | N | − | + | + |
1336 | Adult | Perforate | − | + | + |
Notes:
(i) Reproductive stage (Rs); (ii) presence of trabeculae (Tr) in the medullary cavity; (iii) presence of endosteal secondary remodeling (ESR); and (iv) presence of enlarged resorption cavities (ERC) (based on visual inspection relative to the whole cortical area). No signs of reproduction (N) were observed in juveniles and most subadults. ESR was present in all reproductive females, although also in one non-reproductive subadult female, which also showed ERC. For male data and age classes of both sexes see Montoya-Sanhueza & Chinsamy (2017). Presence (+); Absence (−); No evidence of reproduction (N).