Digestive Flexibility in Females of the Subterranean Rodent Ctenomys talarum in Their Natural Habitat.

The article offers information on a study which examines the digestive flexibility of female rodent Ctenomys talarum that lives in their natural habitat. It states that the study observed the properties of the gastrointestinal tract and organs of the rodent together. It also observed the state of several digestive enzymes which include sucrase, maltase, and N-aminopeptidase. It says that in autumn, the large intestine of nonreproductive female rodents are longer. It mentions that female rodent caught in autumn showed higher enzymes than those caught in winter. It adds that the results that showed morphological and biochemical characteristics demonstrate digestive flexibility to adjusts in their life style.