Portal orientation and architecture of burrows in Tympanoctomys barrerae (Rodentia, Octodontidae)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 541-546

  Rocio Torres M ^a   Borghi, Carlos E ^a   Giannoni, Stella M ^a   Pattini, Andrea ^b  

^a LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Burrows; Deserts; Ecology; Monte and Patagonia; Octodontidae

Indexed keywords

BURROW; CLIMATE; NEST STRUCTURE; ORIENTATION; RODENT;

ARGENTINA;

OCTODONTIDAE; OCTOMYS MIMAX; RODENTIA; TYMPANOCTOMYS BARRERAE;

EID: 0038722765     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2003)084<0541:POAAOB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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