+++++i++. - An annotated bibliogniphy on rodent research in Latin America, 1960=1985 i-jv I A 'W I I. 44- An annotated PRODUCTIONPLANT AND PROTECTION bibliography PAPER on rodent research 98 in Latin America, 1960-1985 by G. Clay Mitchell, Florence L. Powe, Myrna L. Seller and Hope N. Mitchell Denver Wildlife Research Center U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Science and Technology Building 16, P.O. Box 25266 Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225-0266 F FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 1989 The designations employed and the presentation of material Inthis publication do not imply the expression ofany opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or areaor ofItsauthorties, orconcerning thedelimitationof its frontiers or boundaries. M-14 ISBN 92-5-102830- All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored Irsa retrieval system, or transmitted inany form or by any means, electronic, mechani­ cal, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission ofthe copyright owner. Applications for such permission, with a statemont of the purpose and extent of the reproduction, should be addressed to the Director, Publications Division, Food and Agriculture Organizationof the United Nations, Via delle Terme dl Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy. © FAO 1989 INTRODUCTION From 1950 through 1973, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) published three bibliographies on rodent research. This present bibliography is to update the Latin American portion of these bibliographies from 1960 through 1985. The term Latin America is often restricted to Spanish and Portuuese­ speaking countries found south of the United States and in the Caribbean. In this publication we define Latin America to include Mexico, Central America, South America, the Caribbean Islands and the West Indies. This bibliography covers publications on rodent taxonomy, distribution, biology, ecology, "ehavior, disease, damage, control and public health. References are not cited that deal with rodents as laboratory or test animals unless they fall under the aforementioned categories. We tried to provide an abstract for most of the citations, but it was impossible to obtain reprints from some journals. Abstracts were not prepared for books, theses, dissertations, mammalian species or where the citation itself was an abstract. You will note in the subject index there are several titles without citations (i.e., Bait Shyness, Hibernation, Peanuts). These titles were left in the index to show there are no citations for subjects one assumes would appear during the time period covered by the bibliography. An attempt was made to include every publication on rodent research in Latin America from 1960 through 1985. Undoubtedly many citations have been missed. The authors apologize for citations that are not included in the bibliography. This work was conducted with funds provided to the U.S. Department of Agriculture by the U.S. Agency for International Development under the Participating Agency Service Agreement--Vertebrate Pest Management Systems R&D (DAN-4173-X-AG-6001-00) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (PL 31/50 Rodents). A los-bio'loqos.Latinoaniericanos AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON RODENT RESEARCH IN LATIN AMERICA, 1960 - 1985 I. Abarca, M. 1970. Modern methods of rodent control in the sugarcane plantations of Mexico. Bol. Azucar Mex. 242:41-42. (InSpanish) 2. Abarca,,M. 1981. Rodent control in sugarcane fields (Mexico). Proc. Second Inter American Sugar Cane Seminar 2:189-200. After reviewing the importance of rodents, the atthor discusses their general classification, species, general characteristics, habitat, and damage. Simple metnods of sampling are given and also preparation and distribution of baits. Also an evaluation of the benefits of control is presented. 3. Abbott, K. D. 1974. Ecotypic and racial variation in the water and energy metabolism of Peromyscus maniculatus from the western United States and Baja California, Mexico. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Univ. Calif. (Irvine). 172 pp. 4. Abravaya, J. P. and J. 0. Matson. 1975. Notes on a Brazilian mouse, Blarinomys breviceps (Winge). Contrib. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles 270:1-8. Non-geographic and possible geographic variation, natural history, and zoogeography of Blarinomys breviceps from two areas in Espirito Santc, Brazil, are discussed. 5. Adam, A. V. 1972. Summary of joint FAO/Industry Seminar on the safe, effective and efficient utilization of pesticides in agriculture and public health in Central America and the Caribbean. (TF:LAT/16) Turrialba, Costa Rica (April 20-28, 1972) Rome. FAQ ACPP: Misc/6. 25 pp. 6. Agnes, P. and E. Laville. 1984. Discovery of a clavicle in a South American caviomorph rodent, Myoprocta acouchi E., supporting a peculiar" muscular system. C. R. Acad. Sci. Ser. III Sci. Vie. 299(15):643-645. (InFrench) The discovery of a regressed clavicle allnwed the development of a very peculiar muscular system, dissociating from other rodents and offering some convergence points wit; the muscular system of the smaller Artiodactyla. These peculiarities distinguish the Caviomorph rodents from the rest of the order. 7. Aguero, D. 1976. The acceptance of different baits formulated with rice and other seeds for controlling rats in cultivated crops. Boletin CIARCO 4:3-14. (InSpanish) Seven rodenticide baits were tested for acceptance by Holochilus brasiliensis under laboratory conditions in Venezuela. The baits .1 that were more acceptable were Totorin mixed with rice powder and Racumin mixed with rice powder. The rats consumed very little of the following baits: Racumin wax blocks, Cygon, Endrin, Vacor, and Raticat. 8. Aguero, D. 1978. A reproductive study of a population of Holochilus brasiliensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) in rice paddies in the state of Portuguesa. Agron. Trop. 28(3):101-106. (In Spanish) A study was made on the reproduction of Holochilus brasiliensis which is considered the most important plague to maturing rice in the State of Portuguesa in Venezuela. The results indicated a correlation between weight and average number of embryos for females. There was no evidence of any specific reproductive period within the year. The male-female ratio was 1:1. 9. Aguero, D. and E. Miralles. 1977. The use of rodenticides in Venezuela. Pages 111-156 in E. Miralles, Ed. Seminar on the Use of Biochemicals in Veneziuela, Guanare, Portuguesa, State. (in Spanish) 10. Aguilar, F. 1971. Chagas' disease in Guatemala. Rev. Col. Med. Guatem. 22(4):275-281. (In Spanish) 11. Aguilar, P. G., 0. D. Beingolea, A. J. Brack, and I. Ceballos- Bendezu. 1977. Important vertebrates in Peruvian agriculture. Rev. Peru. Entomol. 20(1):25-32. (In Spanish) Behind the cosmopolitan Muridae, Cricetids are the wild rodents of highest economic importance, with the genera Oryzomys, Akodon, Phyllotis, Rhipidomys, Andinomys and Punomys being the major pests. Damages have been evaluated to be more than 50% in certain agricultural products. 12. Aguilera, M. 1981. An intrageneric analysis of the evolution of chromosomes in some groups of mammals. Pages 191-206 in 0. A. Reig, Ed. Ecologia y Genetica de la Especiacion AnimaTT Caracus Edit. Equinoccio, Universidad Simon Bolivar. (InSpanish) 13. Aguilera, M. 1985. Growth and reproduction in Zygodontomys microtinus (Rodentia, Cricetidae) from Venezuela in a laboratory colony. MaRammalia 49(1):75-83. The results obtained in this study on Z. microtinus indicate that the species shows early reproductive maturity, short gestation period, high mean litter si*ze and rapid growth. These develop­ mental and reproductive characteristics contribute to the species ability to proliferate in disturbed environments and to become a pest. 2 14. Agullera, M. and M. A. Barros. 1979. Karyotype of a reference population of Holochilus venezuelae Allen 1904 (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from Calabozo (Guarico, Venezuela). Acta Cient. Venez. 30(1):95. (In Spa~iish) 15. Aguilera, M., 0. A. Reig, M. A. Barros, and M. G. Basanez. 1978. The characterization of chromosomes and notes on the reproductive biology of Proechimys canicollis in Venezuela. Acta Cient. Venez. 29 (Supplement 1):113. Abstract only. (InSpanish) 16. Aguilera, M., 0. A. Reig, M. A. Barros, and M. G. Basanez. 1979. Systematics, cytogenetics and reproductive data on a population of Proechimys canicollis in northeastern Venezuela. Acta Cient. Venez. 30:408-417. (nSpanish) The presence of ProechimXs canicollis is documented in Venezuela based on a sample from Rio Cachiri, Mara District, Zulia State. The species is distinguishable on morphological grounds from members of the P. gua.rae superspecies, as well as from P. quyannensis, P.-urichi ad P. trinitatis. It also diffeFs from other species in thiegenus Tin skull and tooth characters and in external morphology. The somatic chromosome number is 2n = 24. 17. Aguilera, M., J. L. Silva, A. Ferrer, and 0. A. Reig. 1984. The population ecology of Proechimys guairae guairae (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in a semideciduous forest where cattle graze. Acta Cient. Venez. 35 (Supplement 1):125. Abstract only. (In Spanish) 18. Aguilera, M., G. Garcia, P. Rangel, A. Perez, C. Alvarez, and 0. Reig. 1978. Notes on the ecology and reproduction of a population of Zygodontomys microtinus (Rodentia: Cricetidae). Acta Cient. Venez. 30(1):50. Abstract only. (InSpanish) Zygodontomys microtinus were caugnt in a rice field 35 km S. of Calabozo (Guarico), Venezuela. Also caught in the same field were Holochilus sp. and Sigmodon alstoni. 19. Aguirre L., G. and E. Fey A. 1981. Preliminary studies of the agouti (A outi paca nelsoni Goldman) in the Lacondona plains, Chiapas. ages 4-54 in Pedro Reyes-Castilla, Ed. Ecological studies of tropical Mexico. Inst. Ecologia Publ. No. 6, Mexico, D. F. 105 pp. (InSpanish) Presents data obtained from studying agouti under natural conditions (burrows, ectoparasites) with agouti raised in captivity. 20. Aitken, T. H. G., C. B. Worth, A. H. Jonkers, E. S. Tikasingh, and W.