Breeding biology of the fossorial rodent Ctenomys talarum (Rodentia: Octodontidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 242, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 463-471

  Malizia, Ana I ^a   Busch, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING BIOLOGY; FOSSORIAL RODENT; TUCO TUCO;

CTENOMYS TALARUM; OCTODONTIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030742796     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb03849.x     Document Type: Article

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