US EPA

7430360 

Journal Article 

Reproductive Morphology and Physiology of the Male Capybara 

Paula, TAR; Walker, NJ; , 

2013 

Springer New York 

New York, NY 

Capybara 

107-129 

10.1007/978-1-4614-4000-0_6 

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-1-4614-4000-0_6
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The interrelations between morphology, physiology, and behavior are inseparable, and together provide the key to the evolutionary success and failure of each species. Within this triad, experimentation and the complicity of nuances determine, and in turn are determined by, the evolutionary process. The capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), like every other species, has undergone many adaptations throughout its evolutionary history. Thus, abiotic components and inter- and intra-specific relations have defined both the individual strategies and group behaviors necessary for its survival. Reproduction is certainly one of the most important aspects in determining evolution. In the capybara the morpho-functional and behavioral aspects involved are extremely rich and in some cases unique, especially considering the adaptations of males.