Affiliation in the social interactions in captivity of the torch tail rat, Trinomys yonenagae (Rodentia: Echimyidae)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-112

  de Freitas, Jorge Nei Silva ^a   da Silva Carvalho, Luciano Augusto ^a   El Hani, Charbel Niño ^a   da Rocha, Pedro Luís Bernardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Evolution; Predation; Rodents; Sexual differences; Sociality; Trinomys yonenagae

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ECHIMYIDAE; RATTUS; RODENTIA; TRINOMYS YONENAGAE;

EID: 72449140045     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-009-0161-0     Document Type: Article

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