Reproductive characteristics and growth in the eusocial Zambian Common mole-rat (Cryptomys sp., Bathyergidae)

Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 297-306

  Begall, Sabine ^a   Burda, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bathyergidae; Eusociality; Growth; Mole rat; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EUSOCIALITY; GROWTH; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTION; RODENT;

CRYPTOMYS;

EID: 0031698124     PISSN: 00443468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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