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    • Field assessment of Trypanosoma cruzi infection and host survival in the native rodent Octodon degus 
      Botto Mahan, Carezza; Bacigalupo, Antonella; Correa, Juana P.; Oda, Esteban; Solari Illescas, Aldo (2012)
      Chagas disease is a zoonosis caused by the flagellated parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by triatomine insects to several mammalian species acting as reservoir hosts. In the present study, we assess T. cruzi-prevalence, ...
    • Octodon degus kin and social structure 
      Garrett T., Davis; Vásquez Salfate, Rodrigo; Poulin, Elie; Oda, Esteban; Bazan León, Enrique; Ebensperger, Luis A.; Hayes, Loren D. (Oxford University Press, 2016-04)
      A growing body of evidence showing that individuals of some social species live in non-kin groups suggests kin selection is not required in all species for sociality to evolve. Here, we investigate 2 populations of Octodon ...
    • Temporal fluctuation in shrub species preferences of two native rodents: The effect of infection status on ... 
      Donoso, M. Isabel; Fonturbel, Francisco E.; Cares, Rocio A.; Oda, Esteban; Ramírez, Patricia A.; Botto Mahan, Carezza (Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)
      Small mammals use plant species for gathering food resources and for shelter. Preferences for certain plant species are related to nutritional restrictions and behavioural patterns, which could be altered in the presence ...