Cavies (family Caviidae) are a group of rodents distributed over much of South America. The
high diversity of habitats inhabited by different species is paralleled by a high diversity of …

Technology is a concept rife with confusion. Here, I argue that technologies can be
distinguished as a combination of type of producer and an idealized artefact life history …

Caviomorph rodents represent an excellent model to explore morphological diversification
on a macroevolutionary scale, as they are ecologically and morphologically diverse. We …

Despite the fundamental nature of the home range to the biology of a species, aspects of its
size, shape, and structure are not well defined in certain groups, such as subterranean …

The “living fossil,” Dromiciops gliroides (monito del monte), is an endemic marsupial
inhabiting the temperate rain forests of South America. It is cavity-dependent and faces high …

Despite striking diversity in mammalian social behavior, studies of social organization have
often dichotomized species by identifying them as either solitary or social (ie, group living) …

This is a neoichnologic study of Microcavia australis (Rodentia: Caviidae) burrow systems
from two environments of the semiarid region of central Argentina, with the main purpose of …

Among fossorial rodents burrow sharing is an important behavioral attribute that provides
the foundation for multiple aspects of social structure. Within the family Echimyidae the torch …

Microcavia australis is a semifossorial, diurnal and social rodent, native to South America.
The objective was to determine and compare the composition of social groups, mating …

Several rodent species engage in group living, meaning that individuals share nests, resting
places, and range areas. Establishing how group living varies across species is critical for …