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Limb bone stress in the mara dolichotis patagonum (Caviomorpha; caviidae; dolichotinae)
(Associazione Teriologica Italiana, 2020-03)
The mara Dolichotis patagonum (Caviomorpha, Caviidae) is probably the extant rodent with the most pronounced postcranial specializations for fast locomotion. When running the species can reach a speed of ~40 km/h. It has ...
Integrative taxonomy of extant maras supports the recognition of the genera Pediolagus and Dolichotis within the Dolichotinae (Rodentia, Caviidae)
(Alliance Communications Group Division Allen Press, 2020-05)
The subfamily Dolichotinae (Rodentia, Caviidae) includes two living species (Dolichotis patagonum and D. salinicola) of cursorial, long-legged rodents that inhabit semiarid thorn scrubs and shrublands in southern South ...
Functional morphology and fiber types of the masseter muscles of two caviomorph rodents with contrasting lifestyles, Ctenomys talarum (Ctenomyidae) and Cavia aperea (Caviidae)
(Wiley, 2021-04)
The aim of this work is the analysis of histochemical and morphometric properties of the masseter muscles of Ctenomys talarum and Cavia aperea. The former belongs to a subterranean rodent clade, Ctenomyidae, which has ...
Nuevo registro morfo-ecológico de Microcavia australis (Caviidae, Rodentia) en la Puna de la Provincia de San Juan, ArgentinaMorphologic-ecological records of Microcavia australis (Caviidae, Rodentia) in the Puna of San Juan Province, Argentina
(Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, 2007-12)
Toda la información disponible sobre la historia de vida de Microcavia australis corresponde a zonas de transición Espinal-Monte y al Monte templado de Mendoza, y no existen referencias para otras zonas del Monte ni de la ...
Rodents of the subfamily Caviinae (Hystricognathi, caviidae) as hosts for hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae).Roedores de la subfamilia Caviinae como hospedadores para garrapatas duras (Acari: Ixodidae)
(Conicet. Cricyt. Instituto Argentino de Investigación de las Zonas Áridas. Unidad de Zoología y Ecología Animal, 2010-01)
There are only 33 records of rodents of the subfamily Caviinae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817 (Hystricognathi: Caviidae) infested by hard ticks in South America, where the subfamily is established. Caviinae is formed by three ...
Vigilance and foraging behaviour in a social desert rodent, microcavia australis (rodentia caviidae)
(Universita Degli Studi Di Firenze, 2008-12)
Microcavia australis is a social species, diurnal and native to South America. This rodent provides an opportunity for analyzing the relationship between group size and the vigilance and foraging behaviour of the lesser ...
Morphological reassessment and new locality records for Galea comes Thomas, 1919 (Rodentia, Caviidae)
(De Gruyter, 2019-02)
The genus Galea Meyen, 1833 includes at leastfive species of terrestrial, diurnal and herbivorous caviesthat occupy grasslands and rocky scrub areas at both highand low elevations in South America. According to theavailable ...
Modeling habitat use of the threatened and endemic mara (Dolichotis patagonum, Rodentia, Caviidae) in agricultural landscapes of Monte Desert
(Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd, 2009)
Skull morphology in herbivorous mammals: macropodids (Metatheria, Diprotodontia, Macropodidae) and caviids (Eutheria, Rodentia, Hystricomorpha) as a comparative study caseMorfología cráneo-mandibular en mamíferos herbívoros: macropódidos (Metatheria, Diprotodontia, Macropodidae) y cávidos (Eutheria, Rodentia, Hystricomorpha) como un caso de estudio
(SAREM. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, 2019-09)
Quantication of morphological diversity among herbivorous mammals and comparisonsbetween herbivorous marsupials and placentals are scarce. In this report we compared morphological variationof the skull and mandible in three ...
A new argasid tick species (Acari: Argasidae) associated with the rock cavy, Kerodon rupestris Wied-Neuwied (Rodentia: Caviidae), in a semiarid region of Brazil
(BioMed Central, 2016-09)
Background: The rock cavy Kerodon rupestris (Wied-Neuwied, 1820) is a rodent species endemic to northeastern Brazil. Earlier studies have associated the argasid tick Ornithodoros talaje (Guérin-Méneville, 1849) with rocky ...