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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Mammal. 2011 Feb;92(1):54–64. doi: 10.1644/09-MAMM-S-317.1

Table 4.

Ecological correlates of variable mating systems in caviomorphs.

Species Mating systems Ecological correlate References
Proechimys semispinosus Monogamy, promiscuity Population density Endries and Adler (2005)
Cavia aperea Monogamy, polygyny Population density, food distribution Asher et al. (2004)
Kannabateomys amblyonyx Social monogamy, polygyny Food distribution Silva et al. (2008); Stallings et al. (1994)