Rasgos alimenticios, reproductivos y potencial productivo del tepezcuintle (Agouti paca) [PDF]
Tropicultura, 1997 The present article reviews the bibliographie date available on the feeding of tepezcuintle (Agouti paca). It also reports about the reproductive rates and the meat production in captivity and mentions some alternatives to improve this characteristics.
Montes-Pérez, RC.
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Quadro citológico vaginal, concentração plasmática de progesterona durante a gestação e medidas fetais em paca (Cuniculus paca Linnaeus, 1766). [PDF]
, 2019 Em 27 pacas (Cuniculus paca Linnaeus, 1766) objetivou-se descrever aos 30, 60 e 90 dias (D) de prenhez diagnosticada por ultrassonografia (US), os tipos celulares do epitélio vaginal em esfregaços vaginais, relatar as condições de abertura da vulva e as ...
CARNEIRO JUNIOR, J. M. +6 more
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Behaviour indicative of coprophagy in zoo-managed porcupine (Hystrix indica) [PDF]
, 2023 Although all hystricomorph rodents have the colonic furrow or groove that is the anatomical prerequisite for a ‘mucous trap’ colonic separation mechanism linked to coprophagy or cecotrophy, the taxon that gives this group its name, the porcupines, have ...
Clauss, Marcus +3 more
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Placentation in the paca (
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2005 Background The paca is a South American rodent with potential as a commercial food animal. We examined paca placenta as part of a wider effort to understand the reproductive biology of this species.
de Lima Marcelo +5 more
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The habits and influence on the environment of the old world porcupine Hystrix cristata L. in the nothernmost part of its range [PDF]
, 1980 The crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata L.) has been shown to have considerably increased in numbers and to have occupied new territories in Tuscany, which is the northernmost part of its range.
Santini, L.
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Morphological and Molecular Characterization of a New Trichuris Species (Nematoda- Trichuridae), and Phylogenetic Relationships of Trichuris Species of Cricetid Rodents from Argentina [PDF]
, 2014 Populations of Trichuris spp. isolated from six species of sigmodontine rodents from Argentina were analyzed based on morphological characteristics and ITS2 (rDNA) region sequences.
Callejón, Rocío +3 more
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Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1406-1462, June 2026.ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz +6 more
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Embryonic-placental relationship in Lagostomus maximus as compared to other hystricognath rodents and eutherian mammals [PDF]
, 2023 Reproductive specializations in caviomorphs (infraorder Hystricognathi), are very peculiar within the Order Rodentia. These include long gestations, the birth of offspring with an extreme degree of precociality, and short lactation periods.
Acuña, Francisco +4 more
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A classification of the Gliridae (Rodentia) on the basis of dental morphology
Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 1995 <strong>Abstract</strong> The supra-familiar relationships of the Gliridae are discussed. The criterion used for subdividing the Gliridae is the morphology of the cheek teeth because this is the only character known for all taxa.
Remmert Daams, Hans De Bruijn
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International Journal of Endocrinology, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018 Prolactin (PRL) is essential for the maintenance of the corpora lutea and the production of progesterone (P4) during gestation of mice and rats, which makes it a key factor for their successful reproduction. Unlike these rodents and the vast majority of mammals, female vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus) have a peculiar reproductive biology characterized by
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