Dynamic spatial overlap in a solitary subterranean rodent: the Anillaco tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sp.)

• Published in: Journal of mammalogy Vol. 102; no. 3; pp. 826 - 836
• Main Authors: Amaya, Juan P., Cuello, Pablo A., Valentinuzzi, Veronica S., Lacey, Eileen A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US American Society of Mammalogists 01.06.2021; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Argentina; Ctenomys; Feature Articles; home range; mammalogy; radio telemetry; rodents; sistemas sociales; social behavior; social structure; social systems; space use; territorios; uso de espacio; Argentina; space use; sistemas sociales; territorios; home range; social systems; uso de espacio
• ISSN: 0022-2372; 1545-1542
• DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyab011

Despite striking diversity in mammalian social behavior, studies of social organization have often dichotomized species by identifying them as either solitary or social (i.e., group living). This tendency has been particularly pronounced for subterranean rodents, the majority of which have long been...