Re: Endothermic Crocodiles - Naked Mole Rats?

["Nicholas J. Pharris" <pharrinj@PLU.edu>]

On Sat, 27 Jan 1996, Ronald Orenstein wrote:

> Walker's Mammals of the World places the family near
> the end of the Rodentia, separated from "true"  mice and rats by things like
> Porcupines, Cavies, Capybaras and Agoutis but near a number of other small
> families of "ratlike" mammals (Echimyidae, Ctenodactylidae etc.)

Sorry to get off track, but what ever happened with those studies showing 
that cavies (and presumably capybaras and agoutis and the like) are not 
really rodents?

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Thanks in advance!

Nick Pharris
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447
(206)535-8204
PharriNJ@PLU.edu

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