Ontogeny of running performance in the wild guinea pig (Cavia aperea)

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 214-223

  Trillmich, Fritz ^a   Bieneck, Martina ^a   Geissler, Edda ^a   Bischof, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cavia aperea; Locomotion; Ontogeny; Precociality; Running

Indexed keywords

LOCOMOTION; ONTOGENY; PRECOCIALITY; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA APEREA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0043210663     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00087     Document Type: Article

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