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Breeding biology of the fossorial rodent Ctenomys talarum (Rodentia: Octodontidae)
Author(s) -
Malizia Ana I.,
Busch Cristina
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb03849.x
Subject(s) - fossorial , biology , rodent , zoology , evolutionary biology , ecology
The paper describes the breeding biology of the South American herbivorous fossorial rodent Ctenomys talarum (tuco‐tuco), covering the following aspects: length of breeding season, prenatal mortality, mean litter size and its correlates, sex ratio and its density‐dependence, and late sexual maturity of both sexes. These parameters are compared and contrasted with those of other conspecifics and other subterranean rodents.