Social monogamy and biparental care of the neotropical southern bamboo rat (Kannabateomys amblyonyx)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1464-1472

  Silva, Roger B ^a   Vieira, Emerson M ^a,c   Izar, Patrícia ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behavior; Kannabateomys amblyonyx; Monogamy; Paternal care; Rodents; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

JUVENILE; MONOGAMY; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; BAMBUSA; BAMBUSA TULDOIDES; KANNABATEOMYS AMBLYONYX; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 58149236664     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-215.1     Document Type: Article

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