Reproduction and growth of a rare, island-endemic cavy (Cavia intermedia) from Southern Brazil

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 909-915

  Salvador, Carlos H ^a   Fernandez, Fernando A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body development; Endemism; Hystricomorpha; Island syndrome; Life history; Life span; Litter size; Precocity; Sexual maturity; Wild guinea pig

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENDEMISM; GROWTH RATE; ISLAND; LIFE HISTORY; LITTER SIZE; LONGEVITY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; RARE SPECIES; RODENT; SEXUAL MATURITY;

BRAZIL; MOLEQUES DO SUL ISLANDS; SANTA CATARINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CAVIA; HYSTRICOGNATHI;

EID: 51349106567     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-056.1     Document Type: Article

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