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FLORES-ALTA, Daniel; RIVERA-ORTIZ, Francisco A  e  CONTRERAS-GONZALEZ, Ana M. Record of a population and description of some aspects of the life history of Notocitellus adocetus in the north of the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Mastozool. neotrop. [online]. 2019, vol.26, n.1, pp.175-181. ISSN 0327-9383.

The rodent Notocitellus adocetus is endemic to Mexico, and little is known about its life history. We describe a population of N. adocetus living in the north of the state of Guerrero and provide information about its biology. Measurements were made from June 2015 to October 2017. The species was active throughout the day in corn crops, but not in tropical deciduous forest. Notocitellus adocetus feeds on eight plant species and its burrows are grouped together. Our observations suggested that N. adocetus is not very social. Two reproductive periods were observed in those living among crops and one in tropical deciduous forest.

Palavras-chave : Behavior; Corn crop; Feeding; Reproduction; Tropical deciduous forest.