Title:

Pup retrieval in the African bush Karoo rat

Creator:

Pillay, N. ; Willan, K. ; Wolhuter, W.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1993

Description:

Maternal retrieval of 87 young representing 42 litters of the African bush Karoo rat Otomys unisulcatus F. Cuvier, 1829 was studied in the laboratory. All 17 females studied retrieved young by nipple-clinging, but ten females also mouth-carrying was poorly developed, as young were carried by various parts of the body in a non-stereotyped manner. Mouth-carrying in otomyine rodents is unusual; all other species previously studied use nipple-clinging exclusively.

Type of object:

Czasopismo/Artykuł

Subject and Keywords:

maternal behavior ; mouth-carrying ; nipple-clinging ; Otomys unisulcatus ; postnatal development ; rat ; szczur ; behawior macierzyński

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

38

Issue:

3

Start page:

339

End page:

343

Resource type:

Tekst

Detailed Resource Type:

Artykuł

Format:

PDF

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.93-28

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Streszcz. ang.

Rights:

Prawa zastrzeżone - dostęp nieograniczony

Terms of use:

Zasób chroniony prawem autorskim. Korzystanie dozwolone w zakresie określonym przez przepisy o dozwolonym użytku.

Digitizing institution:

Instytut Biologii Ssaków Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Original in:

Biblioteka Instytutu Biologii Ssaków PAN

Projects co-financed by:

Program Operacyjny Innowacyjna Gospodarka, lata 2010-2014, Priorytet 2. Infrastruktura strefy B + R ; Unia Europejska. Europejski Fundusz Rozwoju Regionalnego

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