Evolution of African mole-rat sociality: Burrow architecture, rainfall and foraging in colonies of the cooperatively breeding Fukomys mechowii

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 275, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 276-282

  Sichilima, A M ^a   Bennett, N C ^a   Faulkes, C G ^b   Le Comber, S C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aridity food distribution hypothesis; Bathyergidae; Burrow structure; Fractal dimension; Fractal geometry; Fukomys mechowii

Indexed keywords

BURROW; BURROWING; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; RAINFALL; RODENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BATHYERGIDAE; CRYPTOMYS HOTTENTOTUS; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; SPALAX GIGANTEUS;

EID: 47349098253     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00439.x     Document Type: Article

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