Female degus show high sociality but no preference for familiar peers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104102
Abstract: Group-living animals vary in social behavior across multiple dimensions, including in the selectivity of social interactions with familiar versus unfamiliar peers. Standardized behavioral tests can be used to tease apart different dimensions of behavior. These… read more here.
Keywords: female degus; show high; preference; degus show ... See more keywords
One for all and all for one: phenotype assortment and reproductive success in masculinized females
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arab093
Abstract: Homophily by morphological and behavioral traits has been described in several species of vertebrates, but its functional consequences remain poorly studied. Homophily by plurally breeding females may improve direct fitness by enhancing reproductive success. Female… read more here.
Keywords: plurally breeding; masculinized females; breeding groups; reproductive success ... See more keywords
Fitness consequences of variation in social group size are not population‐specific but are associated with access to food in the communally breeding rodent, Octodon degus
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DOI: 10.1111/eth.13491
Abstract: Studies that concurrently investigate the functional benefits of group living in multiple populations of the same species are rare. Over a 3‐year period (2014–2016), we examined two ecologically contrasting populations to test multiple hypotheses for… read more here.
Keywords: communally breeding; group; population; degus ... See more keywords
INVESTIGATION OF CARDITIS AND AN ASSOCIATED HELICOBACTER SP. IN COMMON DEGUS (OCTODON DEGUS)
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DOI: 10.1638/2024-0031
Abstract: Abstract: This study investigated a previously unreported species of Helicobacter and associated cardiac inflammation in common degus (Octodon degus) at the Bronx Zoo. Lymphohistiocytic and/or lymphoplasmacytic cardiac inflammation was identified in 109 of 242 degu… read more here.
Keywords: carditis; degus octodon; common degus; pcr ... See more keywords
Differential Role of Sex and Age in the Synaptic Transmission of Degus (Octodon degus)
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DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2022.799147
Abstract: Octodon degus are a diurnal long-lived social animal widely used to perform longitudinal studies and complex cognitive tasks to test for physiological conditions with similitude in human behavior. They show a complex social organization feasible… read more here.
Keywords: female degus; age; degus; male degus ... See more keywords