The social structure and dominance hierarchy of the Mashona mole-rat, Cryptomys darlingi (Rodentia: Bathyergidae) from Zimbabwe

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 240, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 221-231

  Gabathuler, U ^a   Bennett, N C ^b,c   Jarvis, J U M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BATHYERGIDAE; COETOMYS DARLINGI; CRYPTOMYS; CRYPTOMYS DARLINGI; RODENTIA;

DOMINANCE HIERARCHY; MASHONA MOLE-RAT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0029659618     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05281.x     Document Type: Article

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