Preferential use of one paw during feeding in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum

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  • Cristian E. Schleich Laboratorio de Ecofisiología, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata – CONICET

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2016.48

Keywords:

subterranean rodent, paw preference, feeding behavior

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2020-01-13

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Schleich, C. E. (2020). Preferential use of one paw during feeding in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 146(2). https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2016.48

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