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

Plains Vizcachas: Biology and Evolution of a Peculiar Neotropical Caviomorph Rodent
by: Luciano Luis Rasia (Editor),Claudio Gustavo Barbeito(Editor),Francisco Acuña(Editor)&0more
Publisher: Springer
Edition: 2024th
Publication Date: 30 Mar. 2024
Language: English
Print Length: 400 pages
ISBN-10: 3031494865
ISBN-13: 9783031494864
Book Description
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.