Habitat use by colonial tuco-tucos (Ctenomys sociabilis): Specialization, variation, and sociality

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Tammone, Mauro Nicolás; Lacey, Eileen Anne; Relva, Maria Andrea
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2012
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Understanding habitat requirements has implications for numerous aspects of a species' biology, including where individuals live and how they behave. Specialization for mesic, resource-rich habitats known as mallines is thought to have favored group living in the colonial tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sociabilis), a subterranean rodent that is endemic to Neuquén Province in southwestern Argentina. To explore the proposed relationship between mallines and sociality in this species in greater detail, we characterized the habitats occupied by C. sociabilis at 3 locations representing the extremes of this species' geographic range. Specifically, plant composition and vegetative structure were characterized for 57 occupied burrow systems distributed across the 3 sampling localities. Our data indicate that C. sociabilis is not restricted to mallines. Although significant variation in vegetation was detected among the 3 study sites, the majority of active burrow systems surveyed at each site occurred in nonmallín habitats. In addition to providing the first species-wide survey of habitat use by C. sociabilis, our data yield new insights into the role of habitat specialization in promoting sociality in this behaviorally unusual species of ctenomyid rodent.
Fil: Tammone, Mauro Nicolás. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Lacey, Eileen Anne. University of California at Berkeley; Estados Unidos
Fil: Relva, Maria Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
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Sociality
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spelling Habitat use by colonial tuco-tucos (Ctenomys sociabilis): Specialization, variation, and socialityTammone, Mauro NicolásLacey, Eileen AnneRelva, Maria AndreaCtenomys SociabilisHabitatMallínSocialitySubterranean Rodentshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Understanding habitat requirements has implications for numerous aspects of a species' biology, including where individuals live and how they behave. Specialization for mesic, resource-rich habitats known as mallines is thought to have favored group living in the colonial tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sociabilis), a subterranean rodent that is endemic to Neuquén Province in southwestern Argentina. To explore the proposed relationship between mallines and sociality in this species in greater detail, we characterized the habitats occupied by C. sociabilis at 3 locations representing the extremes of this species' geographic range. Specifically, plant composition and vegetative structure were characterized for 57 occupied burrow systems distributed across the 3 sampling localities. Our data indicate that C. sociabilis is not restricted to mallines. Although significant variation in vegetation was detected among the 3 study sites, the majority of active burrow systems surveyed at each site occurred in nonmallín habitats. In addition to providing the first species-wide survey of habitat use by C. sociabilis, our data yield new insights into the role of habitat specialization in promoting sociality in this behaviorally unusual species of ctenomyid rodent.Fil: Tammone, Mauro Nicolás. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Lacey, Eileen Anne. University of California at Berkeley; Estados UnidosFil: Relva, Maria Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaOxford University Press2012-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/56036Tammone, Mauro Nicolás; Lacey, Eileen Anne; Relva, Maria Andrea; Habitat use by colonial tuco-tucos (Ctenomys sociabilis): Specialization, variation, and sociality; Oxford University Press; Journal of Mammalogy; 93; 6; 12-2012; 1409-14190022-2372CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1644/11-MAMM-A-266.1info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article/93/6/1409/910270info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:24:34Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/56036instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:24:35.123CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Habitat use by colonial tuco-tucos (Ctenomys sociabilis): Specialization, variation, and sociality
title Habitat use by colonial tuco-tucos (Ctenomys sociabilis): Specialization, variation, and sociality
spellingShingle Habitat use by colonial tuco-tucos (Ctenomys sociabilis): Specialization, variation, and sociality
Tammone, Mauro Nicolás
Ctenomys Sociabilis
Habitat
Mallín
Sociality
Subterranean Rodents
title_short Habitat use by colonial tuco-tucos (Ctenomys sociabilis): Specialization, variation, and sociality
title_full Habitat use by colonial tuco-tucos (Ctenomys sociabilis): Specialization, variation, and sociality
title_fullStr Habitat use by colonial tuco-tucos (Ctenomys sociabilis): Specialization, variation, and sociality
title_full_unstemmed Habitat use by colonial tuco-tucos (Ctenomys sociabilis): Specialization, variation, and sociality
title_sort Habitat use by colonial tuco-tucos (Ctenomys sociabilis): Specialization, variation, and sociality
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tammone, Mauro Nicolás
Lacey, Eileen Anne
Relva, Maria Andrea
author Tammone, Mauro Nicolás
author_facet Tammone, Mauro Nicolás
Lacey, Eileen Anne
Relva, Maria Andrea
author_role author
author2 Lacey, Eileen Anne
Relva, Maria Andrea
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ctenomys Sociabilis
Habitat
Mallín
Sociality
Subterranean Rodents
topic Ctenomys Sociabilis
Habitat
Mallín
Sociality
Subterranean Rodents
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Understanding habitat requirements has implications for numerous aspects of a species' biology, including where individuals live and how they behave. Specialization for mesic, resource-rich habitats known as mallines is thought to have favored group living in the colonial tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sociabilis), a subterranean rodent that is endemic to Neuquén Province in southwestern Argentina. To explore the proposed relationship between mallines and sociality in this species in greater detail, we characterized the habitats occupied by C. sociabilis at 3 locations representing the extremes of this species' geographic range. Specifically, plant composition and vegetative structure were characterized for 57 occupied burrow systems distributed across the 3 sampling localities. Our data indicate that C. sociabilis is not restricted to mallines. Although significant variation in vegetation was detected among the 3 study sites, the majority of active burrow systems surveyed at each site occurred in nonmallín habitats. In addition to providing the first species-wide survey of habitat use by C. sociabilis, our data yield new insights into the role of habitat specialization in promoting sociality in this behaviorally unusual species of ctenomyid rodent.
Fil: Tammone, Mauro Nicolás. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Lacey, Eileen Anne. University of California at Berkeley; Estados Unidos
Fil: Relva, Maria Andrea. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
description Understanding habitat requirements has implications for numerous aspects of a species' biology, including where individuals live and how they behave. Specialization for mesic, resource-rich habitats known as mallines is thought to have favored group living in the colonial tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sociabilis), a subterranean rodent that is endemic to Neuquén Province in southwestern Argentina. To explore the proposed relationship between mallines and sociality in this species in greater detail, we characterized the habitats occupied by C. sociabilis at 3 locations representing the extremes of this species' geographic range. Specifically, plant composition and vegetative structure were characterized for 57 occupied burrow systems distributed across the 3 sampling localities. Our data indicate that C. sociabilis is not restricted to mallines. Although significant variation in vegetation was detected among the 3 study sites, the majority of active burrow systems surveyed at each site occurred in nonmallín habitats. In addition to providing the first species-wide survey of habitat use by C. sociabilis, our data yield new insights into the role of habitat specialization in promoting sociality in this behaviorally unusual species of ctenomyid rodent.
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