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References

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• Beruter, J., G. Beauchamp, E. Muetterties. 1974. Mammalian Chemical Communication: Perineal Gland Secretion of the Guinea Pig. Physiological Zoology, Vol. 47, No. 2: 130-136.
• Cassini, M. 1991. Foraging under Predation Risk in the Wild Guinea Pig Cavia aperea. Oikos, Vol. 62, No. 1: 20-24.
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• Dittmar, K. 2002. Arthropod and Helminth Parasites of the Wild Guinea Pig, Cavia aperea, from the Andes and the Cordillera in Peru, South America. The Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 88, No. 2: 409-411.
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• Eisenberg, J. 1989. Mammals of the Neotropics. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press.
• Kraus, C., F. Trillmich, J. Kunkele. 2005. Reproduction and Growth in a Precocial Small Mammal, Cavia magna. Journal of Mammalogy, Vol. 86, No. 4: 763-772.
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• Richard Weigl (2005) Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World. Kleine Senckenberg-Reihe 48: Stuttgart.
• Rood, J. 1972. Ecological and behavioral comparisons of three genera of Argentina cavies. Animal Behavior Monographs, No. 5: 1-83.
• Scheibler, D. 2004. Geographic Variation in the Size of Mammalian Prey taken by White-Tailed Kites in the Americas. Journal of Field Ornithology, Vol. 75, No. 3: 218-222.
• Touma, C., R. Palme, N. Sachser. 2001. Different types of oestrous cycle in two closely related South American rodents (Cavia aperea and Galea musteloides) with different social and mating systems.. Reproduction, No. 121: 791-801.
• Trillmich, F. 2000. Effects of Low Temperature and Photoperiod of Reproduction in the Female Wild Guinea Pig (Cavia aperea). Journal of Mammalogy, Vol. 81, No. 2: 586-594.
• Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207
• Woods, Charles A., and C. William Kilpatrick / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 2005. Infraorder Hystricognathi Brandt, 1855. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2. 1538-1600
• Yensen, E., T. Tarifa. 2003. Galictis cuja. Mammalian Species, No. 728: 1-8.
• Zacharisen, M., M. Levy, J. Shaw, V. Kurup. 2005. Severe allergic reactions to guinea pig. Clinical and Molecular Allergy : CMA, 3/14: 1-4. Accessed February 05, 2011 at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1282583/.