Comparative patterns of philopatry and dispersal in two common mole-rat populations: Implications for the evolution of mole-rat sociality

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 224-234

  Spinks, Andrew C ^a   Jarvis, Jennifer U M ^a   Bennett, Nigel C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aridity food distribution hypothesis; Bathyergidae; Cooperative foraging; Ecological constraints

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINT; EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTION; PHILOPATRY; RODENT;

AFRICA;

CRYPTOMYS HOTTENTOTUS;

EID: 0034066573     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2000.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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