Association of the "IUCN vulnerable "spiny rat Clyomys bishopi (Rodentia:Echimyidae)with palm trees and armadillo burrows in southeastern Brazil

The globally vulnerable Clyomys bishopi ,a semi-fossorial and colonial rodent,is apparently limited to cerrado (savannah-like vegetation)physiognomies in São Paulo State,Brazil.The aim of the study was to verify whether the presence of C.bishopi is associated to the occurrence of palm trees (Attalea...

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Main Authors: Adriana A Bueno, Marina J Lapenta, Fátima Oliveira, José C Motta-Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2004-12-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442004000400023