Relative age and reproductive status in Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae (Rodentia: Bathyergidae) from South Africa

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1225-1232

  Van Rensburg, Lindie Janse ^a   Chimimba, Christian T ^a   Van Der Merwe, Mac ^a   Schoeman, At S ^a   Bennett, Nigel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Body mass; Cryptomys; Molar eruption wear; Mole rat; Morphometrics; Reproductive status; Social structure

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; RODENT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; TOOTH;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

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

EID: 11144240006     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BER-113.1     Document Type: Article

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