Seasonal reproduction in the highveld mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 810-820

  Janse van Rensburg, L ^a   Bennett, N C ^a   Van der Merwe, M ^a   Schoeman, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; HORMONES; PLASMAS;

SEASONAL REPRODUCTION;

BIODIVERSITY;

COOPERATIVE BREEDING; LABOR DIVISION; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BATHYERGIDAE; CRYPTOMYS HOTTENTOTUS; CRYPTOMYS HOTTENTOTUS PRETORIAE; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036309559     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-051     Document Type: Article

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