Object structure
Title:

The mid-ventral gland of the Indian gerbil, tatera indica and soft-furred field rat, Rattus meltada

Creator:

Kumari, S. ; Prakash, I.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1983

Description:

The ventral scent marking gland occours in about 91 and 72 per cent male Tatera indica and Rattus meltada respectively. It is absent in the females of the latter species but is present in about 5.8 per cent female T. indica residing in urban areas and 10.3 per cent female residing in desert grasslands. The gland size is positively and significantly correlated with body weight.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

mid-ventral gland ; histology ; morphology ; home range ; Rattus meltada ; Tatera indica ; gruczoł brzuszny ; gruczoł zapachowy ; morfologia

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

28

Issue:

28

Start page:

425

End page:

434

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.83-37

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

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