⌘+K

Pulse Explore Communities Researchers Journals

Browser extensionInstagram

Home Communities Explore

October 29, 2013Mammalia

When quills kill: the defense strategy of the crested porcupine Hystrix cristata L., 1758

Emiliano Mori Ivan Maggini Mattia Menchetti

View at Publisher

Ask AI

Bookmark

Share

Ask about this paper

Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.

Ask your own question…

Abstract

Quills represent specialized morphological structures evolved by some mammal species to deter predators. Among quilled mammals, crested porcupines

Discussion

No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.

Cite This Study

Mori et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a83b0256eaad3b729ee7ad9 https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2013-0126

View at Publisher

Ask AI

Bookmark

Share

Keep reading

Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context:

1New records of the sand cat ( Felis margarita ) in southwestern Tunisia after 90 yearsMammalia · 2026
2What determines the structure of the ungulate community in northernmost Brazilian Amazonia: habitat complexity or hunting impact?Mammalia · 2026
3Seasonal roosting dynamics, roost microclimate, and foraging habitat use of co-roosting bats, Rhinolophus rouxii and Rousettus leschenaultii , in an abandoned temple of the Western Ghats, IndiaMammalia · 2026
4Arthropod consumption by non-volant mammals in a dry deciduous forest of central western MadagascarMammalia · 2026
5Chromatic variation in the tayra ( Eira barbara ): first record of albinism in the Amazon biome and a new case of leucism in northern BrazilMammalia · 2026
6Brandt’s hamster, Mesocricetus brandti (Nehring, 1898), a new rodent to IraqMammalia · 2026
7Range extensions and current distributions of Common genet Genetta genetta and Egyptian free-tailed bat Nyctinomus aegyptiacus in Mauritania and the broader regionMammalia · 2026
8Contribution to the knowledge of the genera Rhinopoma , Miniopterus and Myotis (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of IraqMammalia · 2026
9Habitat use of the Malay tapir ( Tapirus indicus Desmarest, 1819) in high-elevation forests of southern ThailandMammalia · 2026
10When the imperilled prevail: monitoring terrestrial mammals with camera traps in a private protected area from the Central Andes of ColombiaMammalia · 2026

More from Mammalia

More from Western University

More from University of Florence

More from University of Siena