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In the morphology of its primary and accessory reproductive organs, <jats:italic>M. planiceps<\/jats:italic> was generally reminiscent of other Molossidae; however, in the specialized (sebaceous) nature of the Cowper's gland ducts, in the presence of para\u2010anal glands, and in the unusual, horizontally bifid glans penis and the greatly elongated os penis, it was distinct from other Molossidae studied to date.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Young of the year were not reproductively active. Adults displayed a single annual spermatogenic cycle that commenced in spring (September\/October) and culminated in spermiogenesis in autumn (February\u2010May), during which period plasma levels of testosterone overtook androstenedione. Thereafter, spermatogenesis appeared to cease (though scattered sperm were seen in the seminiferous tubules until August), but abundant epididymal sperm reserves persisted until September\/(October). The accessory glands were hypertrophied during this period, becoming involuted by October.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Although the numbers of animals available for study were small, these observations, together with the appearance of spermatozoa in the ductus deferens in August\/September suggested that mating could occur during the interval from autumn to spring. Late winter\/spring insemination is normal for molossids from temperate environments. However, protracted spermatogenesis commencing in spring that is not accompanied by the availability of spermatozoa until autumn, and a subsequent apparent extension of fertility (epididymal sperm storage, accessory gland hypertrophy) beyond the testicular gametogenic phase, are aspects of the male reproductive cycle in <jats:italic>M. planiceps<\/jats:italic> that have not heretofore been described in another molossid bat.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/aja.1001780407","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2005,2,27]],"date-time":"2005-02-27T02:55:31Z","timestamp":1109472931000},"page":"352-368","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":27,"title":["Reproductive biology of the male little mastiff bat, <i>Mormopterus planiceps<\/i> (Chiroptera: Molossidae), in Southeast Australia"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"178","author":[{"given":"Philip H.","family":"Krutzsch","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elizabeth G.","family":"Crichton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2005,2,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_1_2_1","volume-title":"Bats of America","author":"Barbour R. 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