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

<p>The endemic rice rat <em>Aegiolomys galapagoensis bauri</em> 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 (<em>Zalophus wollebacki</em>). This diurnal scavenging undoubt...

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Main Authors: Kelly Swing, Jaime Guerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad San Francisco de Quito 2012-12-01
Series:ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías
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Online Access:http://revistas.usfq.edu.ec/index.php/avances/article/view/97