“…The original research reported herein was performed under guidelines established by the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Bioethical Committee (CBB-042/2011) and adhered to Chilean laws [permits 1-154.2010 (7989), 1-109.2011 (6749), 1-90.2011 (4731) and 1-95-2012 (4486) [Ebensperger et al, 2004[Ebensperger et al, , 2012, we placed traps near burrow openings and inside patches with high shrub cover and baited them with rolled oats, fruity cereals and sunflower seeds. During each capture, we recorded sex, body mass (to 0.1 g) and reproductive status (whether a female had a perforated vagina, was pregnant or lactating) of all degus, and each animal was marked with an ear tag (Monel 1005-1; National Band and Tag Co., Newport, Ky., USA).…”