Description

• Title:
  Swimming behaviour in six species of African rodents (Cricetidae, Muridae)
• Creator:
  Hickman, G. C.;
  Machiné, C.
• Description:
  The swimming ability of six species of African rodents is described: the pouched mouse (Saccostomus campestris), the white-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus), the multimammate mouse (Praomys (Mastomys) natalensis), the bushveld gerbil (Tatera leucogaster), the striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio), and the single-striped mouse (Lemniscomys griselda). Buoyancy was positively correlated to swimming time; mass was negatively correlated to swimming time. Maintenance of body temperature did not differ significantly between species, so that the negative effect of poor insulation on swimming performance was not a factor in interspecific comparisons. Distribution and habitat of the six species are discussed; species tested which preferentially inhabit damp or wet areas demonstrated greater swimming ability.;
  Journal/Article
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights:
  Rights Reserved - Free Access;
  Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms;
  Open
• Date:
  1986.12.31;
  1986
• Type:
  Text;
  Article
• Language:
  English;
  Polish
• Source: http://katalog.pan.pl/webpac-bin/223bzbsPL/wgbroker.exe?new+-access+top+search+open+NR+ee95400552
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Relation:
  Acta Theriologica
• Subject:
  African rodents;
  swimming behaviour;
  Saccostomus campestris;
  Mystromys albicaudatus;
  Praomys natalensis;
  Mastomys natalensis;
  Tatera leucogaster;
  Rhabdomys pumilio;
  Lemniscomys griselda;
  zdolność pływania;
  gryzonie
• Identifier:
  10.4098/AT.arch.86-41
• Data provider:
  Repozytorium Cyfrowe Instytutów Naukowych
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  seek permission
• Type:
  other