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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Octodontidae"”.
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Restricciones dietarias y digestivas sobre la tasa metabólica basal en un herbívoro pequeño, Octodon degus (Rodentia: octodontidae)
La calidad energética y nutricional del alimento, afecta los mecanismos de adquisición y gasto de energía. El objetivo de esta tesis, es someter a prueba estas hipótesis en forma experimental y a un nivel intraespecifico, utilizando como modelo al roedor caviomorfo herbívoro (octodon degus)
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Avaliação da genotoxicidade induzida por emissões de veículos automotores - Ctenomys minutus como organismo bioindicador
… da idade e sexo dos roedores. Os C. minutus (Octodontidae-Rodentia), foram capturados em dois campos diferentes, ambos ao lado da estrada RS/030, na cidade de Osório, Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (RS): (a) Amaral, e (b) Weber. Animais para controle externo foram capturados no Campo Maribo à …
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Habitat-specific fitness benefits of sociality in Octodon degus
Recent debate has focused on how ecology shapes the evolution of group-living and cooperation in social vertebrates. Evidence suggests that group-living and cooperation enhance reproductive success under harsh local conditions in some species. Across two years, I studied two populations of Octodon …
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Does personality affect competition, social organization, and fitness? a study using a small social mammal, Octodon degus
Animal personality represents consistent variation among individual behaviors that are repeatable across time and contexts. Recent research in behavioral ecology has revealed that animal personality influences ecological and evolutionary processes, and a growing number of studies demonstrate that …
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Kin and social network structure in two populations of Octodon degus
A growing body of evidence showing that individuals of some species live in non-kin groups suggests kin selection is not required in all species for sociality to evolve. Here I investigate two populations of Octodon degus, a South American rodent which has been shown to form kin and non-kin groups. …