Plains Vizcachas: Biology and Evolution of a Peculiar Neotropical Caviomorph Rodent (2024)

By: Luciano Luis Rasia and Claudio Gustavo Barbeito and Francisco Acuña

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Synopsis: The plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) is a remarkable rodent of the Neotropic given several peculiar aspects of its biology, some of them quite unique among rodents or even among mammals. This book gathers specialists studying plains vizcachas from very different approaches, including paleontology, systematics, morphology, physiology, development and conservation. It is divided in two Parts, 1) Evolutionary History, and 2) Morphology, Development and Physiology. It will surely be a required reading for any researcher working with caviomorph rodents, mastozoology of the Neotropics or internal anatomy and physiology of mammals.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783031494871
Related ISBNs:: 9783031494864
Publisher:: Springer Nature Switzerland
Date of Addition:: 03/29/24
Copyrighted By:: The Editor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Animals, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Luciano Luis Rasia
Edited by:: Claudio Gustavo Barbeito
Edited by:: Francisco Acuña