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1 November 2010 Comportamento Sexual de Tatu-Bola (Tolypeutes tricinctus, Dasypodidae)
Onildo João Marini-Filho, Marília Marques Guimarães
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Abstract

We describe interactions between three individuals of Brazilian three-banded armadillos (Tolypeutes tricinctus) that provide evidence of the reproductive behavior and mating strategies of this poorly-known species. Our observations suggest that this species is territorial and that males compete for access to reproductively active females.

Onildo João Marini-Filho and Marília Marques Guimarães "Comportamento Sexual de Tatu-Bola (Tolypeutes tricinctus, Dasypodidae)," Edentata 11(1), 76-77, (1 November 2010). https://doi.org/10.1896/020.011.0114
Published: 1 November 2010
KEYWORDS
Comportamento sexual
estratégia de acasalamento
mating strategy
reproductive behavior
territorialidade
territoriality
Tolypeutes tricinctus
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