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The Biology of Captive Prehensile-Tailed Porcupines, Coendou prehensilis
- Source :
- Journal of Mammalogy. 66:476-482
- Publication Year :
- 1985
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 1985.
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Abstract
- Reproduction, growth and development, activity cycles, and communication mechanisms were studied in a captive colony of Coendou prehensilis over an eight year period. This species has a single precocious young, a gestation period of approximately 203 days, prolonged maternal care and well-developed sound, scent and visual communication systems. Coendou prehensilis differs from the closely related Erethizon dorsatum in having smaller young, a longer developmental period and non-seasonal reproduction. It is suggested that differences in diet, arboreality, and adaptations to different environmental regimes may be responsible for these differences.
- Subjects :
- Ecology
biology
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Captivity
Zoology
Gestation period
biology.organism_classification
Coendou prehensilis
biology.animal
Genetics
Animal activity
Animal Science and Zoology
Animal communication
Reproduction
Porcupine
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Prehensile tail
Nature and Landscape Conservation
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Details
- ISSN :
- 00222372 and 15451542
- Volume :
- 66
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Mammalogy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........b9cf2f0aaac07884bd5aeb175754e425