Seasonality of reproduction in the three largest terrestrial rodents of French Guiana forest

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 93-109

  Dubost, G ^a   Henry, O ^a   Comizzoli, P ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

French Guiana; Large rodents; Reproduction; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SEASONALITY; SEXUAL MATURITY;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AGOUTI; AGOUTI PACA; DASYPROCTA LEPORINA; MYOPROCTA EXILIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 14944347650     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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