Architecture of Ctenomys mendocinus (Rodentia) burrows from two habitats differing in abundance and complexity of vegetation

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 491-505

  Rosi, M I ^a   Cona, M I ^a   Videla, F ^a   Puig, S ^a   Roig, V G ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Burrows; Ctenomys; Fossorial rodents; Plant communities

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BURROW; RODENT;

CTENOMYS MENDOCINUS;

EID: 0034485558     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.00-49     Document Type: Article

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