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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Bathyergidae"”.
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The energetics of sociality in the molerats (Bathyergidae)
… causes of eusociality within the molerats (Bathyergidae). The bathyergids display the widest range of sociality of all mammals, from strictly solitary genera (Bathyergus, Georychus, Heliophobius), to social and eusocial genera (Cryptomys and Heterocephalus). Sufficient ecological data on key …
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The tangled history of olfaction in African mole-rats, Bathyergidae: insights from Olfactory Receptor genes
… reports the first assessment of OR variation in Bathyergidae, and therefore, the first for a family of subterranean mammals. Using a PCR-sequencing approach, 178 unique OR sequences, corresponding to 119 unique OR genes are characterised from 14 mole-rat species. Bathyergidae OR genes are …
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The trend towards sociality in three species of southern African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) : causes and consequences
Three species of southern African mole-rats, possessing a wide range of social organisation were used to investigate the trend towards increasing sociality occurring in species inhabiting increasingly arid environments. The strictly solitary Georychus capensis, the weakly social Cryptomys …
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Pup ontogeny and factors influencing behavioural and morphological variation in naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber (Rodentia, Bathyergidae)
A long term behavioural study was undertaken on laboratory-reared naked mole-rats. The main objective of the study was to provide a detailed qualitative and quantitative description of the behavioural and morphological development of naked mole-rats from birth through to adulthood. This study laid …
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Functional anatomy, osteogenesis and bone microstructure of the appendicular system of African mole-rats (Rodentia: Ctenohystrica: Bathyergidae)
… the skeletal system of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) has been relatively understudied. Only a few studies have assessed their skeletal system, but these have mostly focused on their cranial and dental systems, with little attention on their postcranial skeleton. This PhD thesis provides …
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Sociality in the common mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus : the effects of aridity
… for the evolution of group-living in the Bathyergidae.