Vol. 6 No. 2 (2014), SECTION B: LIFE SCIENCES
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2014)

Description of the nest of Hylaeamys yunganus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in the Andes of southeastern Ecuador

SECTION B: LIFE SCIENCES
Published 2014-12-19
Jorge Brito M.
Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales del Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
Hernán Orellana V.
Universidad Central del Ecuador
Germán Tenecota
Parque Nacional Sangay
Portada: Volumen 6 - Número 2
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Keywords

Nest
Hylaeamys yunganus
Sangay National Park

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Brito M., J., Orellana V., H., & Tenecota, G. (2014). Description of the nest of Hylaeamys yunganus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in the Andes of southeastern Ecuador. ACI Avances En Ciencias E Ingenierías, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.18272/aci.v6i2.172
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Abstract

The nest of Hylaeamys yunganus Yungas rice rat (Rodentia: Cricetidae) is described for the first time. The nest was found while clearing a trail, 1.5 m above the floor and 5 m from a river, at Sardinayacu, Sangay National Park, in southeastern Ecuador.

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