The colony structure and social organization of the giant Zambian mole-rat, Cryptomys mechowi

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 244, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-61

  Wallace, E D ^a   Bennett, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cryptomys; Dominance; Mole rat; Sociality

Indexed keywords

COLONY STRUCTURE; DIVISION OF LABOUR; DOMINANCE HIERACHY; EUSOCIALITY; GIANT ZAMBIAN MOLE-RAT; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA, (CENTRAL); AFRICA, (SOUTHERN);

CRYPTOMYS MECHOWI;

EID: 0031897856     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095283699800106X     Document Type: Article

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