Opportunistic consumption of placenta in the endemic Rice Rat (Cricetidae, Aegiolomys galapagoensis bauri) on the island of Santa Fe, Galapagos

Autor:	Kelly Swing, Jaime Guerra
Jazyk:	English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Rata de arroz Oryzomys consumo de placenta Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Science (General) Q1-390
Zdroj:	ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, Vol 4, Iss 2 (2012)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1390-5384 2528-7788
DOI:	10.18272/aci.v4i2.97
Popis:	The endemic rice rat Aegiolomys galapagoensis bauri on the island of Santa Fe in the central part of the Galapagos Archipelago has been observed to consume the placenta of the Galapagos Sea lion (Zalophus wollebacki). This diurnal scavenging undoubtedly represents a means of obtaining proteins for a small mammal that typically specializes on a diet of plant material.
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