著者

寺西 敏夫 辻 敬一郎

出版者

日本哺乳類学会

雑誌

哺乳動物学雑誌: The Journal of the Mammalogical Society of Japan (ISSN:05460670)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.8, no.6, pp.211-212, 1981-12-25 (Released:2010-08-25)

参考文献数

1

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Killed pups of Micromys minutus were left in their breeding nest under natural habitat. Their estimated age was 5 or 6 days. When discovered, the bodies were still bleeding and did not show cadaveric rigidity yet. Bites were located on the nose, neck, side and inguinal resions in all of them. Two received a severe injury on the head. From the examination of bites, it was inferred that the infanticide was done in a brief time by their mother.