Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 The social mole-rats of the family Bathyergidae show elaborate social organisation that may include division of labour between breeders and non-breeders as well as across non-breeders within their groups.
Markus Zöttl +6 more
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Zambian Mole-Rats: 33 Years on the Scene and What We Still Do Not Know and How We Could Learn It
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 This article surveys more than three decades of research on Zambian mole-rats (genus Fukomys, Bathyergidae), pointing out some unanswered questions and untested hypotheses and suggesting approaches to address them.
Hynek Burda
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Functional histology of the skin in the subterranean African giant mole-rat: thermal windows are determined solely by pelage characteristics [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Excavation of burrows is an extremely physically demanding activity producing a large amount of metabolic heat. Dissipation of its surplus is crucial to avoid the risk of overheating, but in subterranean mammals it is complicated due to the absence of ...
Lucie Pleštilová +5 more
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Radiological Landmarks as an Aid in the Interpretation of Rodent Skull Extra-Oral Projections. [PDF]
Zoo BiolABSTRACT Knowledge of the radiographic anatomy of rodent skulls is essential for accurately interpreting extra‐oral radiographs, a non‐invasive diagnostic tool commonly used in veterinary practice. Due to the complexity of the skull and the potential for distortion in two‐dimensional views, a systematic evaluation of anatomical structures is necessary.
Norval Q, Tordiffe A, Steenkamp G.
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Digital dissection of the masticatory muscles of the naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber (Mammalia, Rodentia) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 The naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber, of the family Bathyergidae is a subterranean rodent that feeds on underground roots and tubers and digs extensive tunnel systems with its incisors.
Philip G. Cox, Chris G. Faulkes
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Functional anatomy and disparity of the postcranial skeleton of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae)
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 The burrowing adaptations of the appendicular system of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) have been comparatively less investigated than their cranial adaptations.
Germán Montoya-Sanhueza +4 more
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Bathyergus suillus (Rodentia: Bathyergidae) [PDF]
Mammalian Species, 2009 Bathyergus suillus (Schreber, 1782) is a bathyergid commonly known as the Cape dune mole-rat. A solitary-dwelling and sexually dimorphic species, it is the largest in body size of the African mole-rats, and 1 of 2 species within the genus. It is endemic to sandy soils of the southeastern and northwestern coastal regions of South Africa and the ...
Bennett, Nigel C. +3 more
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Parasite-Mediated Mate Preferences in a Cooperatively Breeding Rodent
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Females of many species discriminate among males when choosing a mate and this can bear indirect and direct benefits including the avoidance of parasite transmission from infested males.
Heike Lutermann +2 more
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Clocks Ticking in the Dark: A Review of Biological Rhythms in Subterranean African Mole-Rats
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Biological rhythms are rhythmic fluctuations of biological functions that occur in almost all organisms and on several time scales. These rhythms are generated endogenously and entail the coordination of physiological and behavioural processes to ...
Maria K. Oosthuizen +3 more
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Pitfalls of using sequence databases for heterologous expression studies – a technical review
The Journal of Physiology, Volume 601, Issue 9, Page 1611-1623, 1 May 2023., 2023 Abstract figure legend Projects involving heterologous gene expression are often characterised by similar steps. Initially, database research (A) is necessary to retrieve information of full or partial sequences of a gene of interest. A multitude of genome assemblies are annotated and deposited in public databases or are available for refined search ...
Stephan Maxeiner +2 more
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