New insights into morphological adaptation in common mole‐rats (Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus) along an aridity gradient [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionMorphological adaptation is the change in the form of an organism that benefits the individual in its current habitat. Mole‐rats (family Bathyergidae), despite being subterranean, are impacted by both local and broad‐scale environmental conditions that ...
Hana N. Merchant +6 more
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Energetics and Water Flux in the Subterranean Rodent Family Bathyergidae
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 The doubly labeled water (DLW) technique and indirect calorimetry enable measurement of an animal’s daily energy expenditure (DEE, kJ/day), resting metabolic rate (RMR, kJ/d), sustained metabolic scope (SusMS), body fat content (BF, %) as well as water ...
Daniel W. Hart +8 more
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On the parasites associated with the Bathyergidae
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1964 On the parasites associated with the ...
M.Sc. (Rand.), G De Graaff
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Allometric scaling and social modulation of resting metabolic rate in a eusocial mammal (Heterocephalus glaber) [PDF]
Biology OpenJack E. Thirkell +7 more
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The Ear in Subterranean Rodents Revisited: Cochlear Hair-Cell Populations in African Mole-Rats (Bathyergidae). [PDF]
J MorpholMorphometric analysis of the cochlea was conducted on 12 species of African mole‐rats (Bathyergidae), revealing that cochlear features related to hearing resolution correlate with body size. Compared to other mammals, bathyergid cochleae resemble the apical, low‐frequency‐tuned regions of typical mammalian cochleae.
Svačinová L +7 more
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Functional and morphological divergence in the forelimb musculoskeletal system of scratch-digging subterranean mammals (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). [PDF]
J AnatThe muscles of scratch‐diggers (Bathyergus spp.) show a higher mechanical advantage for forelimb flexion and shoulder stabilization than tooth‐diggers. The glenohumeral and olecranon joints play fundamental roles as robust pivots to resist the action of larger muscles. Tooth‐diggers lacked some muscles aiding with elbow extension and humeral retraction,
Montoya-Sanhueza G +2 more
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Evolutionary Response Patterns of the Rodent <i>TLR</i> Genes to Climatic Factors. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study systematically investigates the associations between climatic factors and the evolutionary dynamics of Toll‐like receptor (TLR) genes across 42 rodent species. Our findings demonstrate that temperature‐related climatic variables (Annual Mean Temperature, Mean Diurnal Range, and Max Temperature of Warmest Month) may modulate the evolutionary ...
Zhao C +6 more
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Fukomys mechowii(Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
Mammalian Species, 2021 AbstractFukomys mechowii (Peters, 1881), the giant mole-rat or Mechow’s mole-rat, is a cooperatively breeding, tooth-digging, subterranean rodent. It is the largest representative of the genus Fukomys, which is part of the African mole-rat family Bathyergidae.
Kai R Caspar, Hynek Burda, Sabine Begall
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Fukomys anselli (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
Mammalian Species, 2021 Abstract Fukomys anselli (Burda, Zima, Scharff, Macholán, and Kawalika 1999) is a bathyergid commonly known as Ansell’s mole-rat. This tooth-digging subterranean rodent lives in cooperatively breeding family groups. It is a small-bodied representative of the genus Fukomys, whose members are distributed in sub-Saharan Africa.
Sabine Begall, Hynek Burda, Kai R Caspar
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Transmission of parasites between hosts is facilitated by close contact of hosts. Consequently, parasites have been proposed as an important constraint to the evolution of sociality accounting for its rarity.
Heike Lutermann
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