Habitat use by colonial tuco-tucos (Ctenomys sociabilis): Specialization, variation, and sociality

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1409-1419

  Tammone, Mauro N ^a,c   Lacey, Eileen A ^b   Relva, Maria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ctenomys sociabilis; habitat; mall n; sociality; subterranean rodents

Indexed keywords

BURROW; COLONIZATION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HABITAT USE; RODENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIALIZATION; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT;

ARGENTINA; NEUQUEN;

CTENOMYIDAE; CTENOMYS SOCIABILIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84871197263     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-A-266.1     Document Type: Article

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