Diversity of social and mating systems in cavies: A review

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-53

  Adrian, Oliver ^a,b   Sachser, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Museum of Natural History   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioral strategies; Cavies; Caviidae; Communal burrowing; Mating system; Paternities; Predation risk; Sexual size dimorphism; Social system; Spacing behavior

Indexed keywords

BURROWING; LITERATURE REVIEW; MONOGAMY; POLYGYNY; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RODENT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SPACING;

SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIIDAE; KERODON; MAMMALIA; MICROCAVIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 79951890902     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-S-405.1     Document Type: Review

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