Bite force in Fukomys mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia) [PDF]
, 2010 Van Daele, Paul +4 more
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Exploring the complexities of cooperative breeding: insights from African wild dog packs
Journal of Zoology, Volume 328, Issue 1, Page 16-29, January 2026.Across 14 years of monitoring African wild dog packs in Savé Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe, we found that younger and larger packs were significantly more likely to produce multiple litters, with second‐born pups showing higher survival. Pup survival also increased with pack size, rainfall, and alpha female age, highlighting the adaptive benefits of ...
R. J. Groom +5 more
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Comment on 'Naked mole-rat mortality rates defy Gompertzian laws by not increasing with age'
eLife, 2019 Ruby et al. recently analyzed historical lifespan data on more than 3200 naked mole-rats, collected over a total observation period of about 38 years (Ruby et al., 2018). They report that mortality hazards do not seem to increase across the full range of
Philip Dammann +9 more
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Spatial and temporal activity patterns of the free-living giant mole-rat (Fukomys mechowii), the largest social bathyergid. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Despite the considerable attention devoted to the biology of social species of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia), knowledge is lacking about their behaviour under natural conditions.
Matěj Lövy, Jan Sklíba, Radim Sumbera
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Cortical bone adaptation and mineral mobilization in the subterranean mammal Bathyergus suillus (Rodentia: Bathyergidae): effects of age and sex [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 The patterns of bone modeling and mineral mobilization (skeletal homeostasis) among mammals other than humans and laboratory rodents are still poorly known.
Germán Montoya-Sanhueza +1 more
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Brain atlas of the African mole‐rat Fukomys anselli
Journal of Comparative Neurology, Volume 527, Issue 11, Page 1885-1900, August 1, 2019., 2019 The Ansell's mole‐rat is a eusocial subterranean rodent from Zambia (photo by Sarah Maria Wilms). It displays diverse sensory adaptations to the underground environment, which are reflected in the central nervous system. Here, we present an anatomical atlas of the Ansell's mole‐rat brain identifying 375 regions on 56 plates.
Alexa Dollas +4 more
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Giant bite force in Fukomys mole-rats (Rodentia: Bathyergidae) [PDF]
, 2010 Van Daele, Paul +4 more
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Non-image Forming Light Detection by Melanopsin, Rhodopsin, and Long-Middlewave (L/W) Cone Opsin in the Subterranean Blind Mole Rat, Spalax Ehrenbergi: Immunohistochemical Characterization, Distribution, and Connectivity [PDF]
, 2016 The blind mole rat, Spalax ehrenbergi, can, despite severely degenerated eyes covered by fur, entrain to the daily light/dark cycle and adapt to seasonal changes due to an intact circadian timing system.
Avivi, Aaron +2 more
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The Anatomical Record, Volume 307, Issue 8, Page 2912-2932, August 2024.Abstract The fossorial water vole, Arvicola scherman, is an herbivorous rodent that causes significant agricultural damages. The application of cairomones and alarm pheromones emerges as a promising sustainable method to improve its integrated management. These chemical signals would induce stress responses that could interfere with the species regular
Sara Ruiz‐Rubio +4 more
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Altered composition of liver proteasome assemblies contributes to enhanced proteasome activity in the exceptionally long-lived naked mole-rat. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The longest-lived rodent, the naked mole-rat (Bathyergidae; Heterocephalus glaber), maintains robust health for at least 75% of its 32 year lifespan, suggesting that the decline in genomic integrity or protein homeostasis routinely observed during aging,
Karl A Rodriguez +4 more
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