No evidence for multimodal body mass distributions and body mass-related capture order in wild-caught Damaraland mole-rats
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2018.09.012
Abstract: Division of labour among workers is a universal property of eusocial insect societies. For Damaraland mole-rats (Fukomys damarensis), a eusocial mammal, it was proposed that workers can be divided into morphologically distinct (in terms of… read more here.
Keywords: damaraland mole; mass; capture order; mole rats ... See more keywords
Non-invasive assessment of glucocorticoid and androgen metabolite levels in cooperatively breeding Damaraland mole-rats (Fukomys damarensis).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.05.018
Abstract: Dominant females of cooperative breeding species often use aggression to suppress reproduction of subordinate females, resulting in subordinates experiencing stress-related increases in glucocorticoid levels, which may cause reproductive down-regulation. This would suggest a general pattern… read more here.
Keywords: damaraland mole; mole rats; cooperatively breeding; androgen ... See more keywords
Workload distribution in wild Damaraland mole-rat groups
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DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2023.0276
Abstract: The social organization of Damaraland and naked mole-rats is often suggested to resemble the societies of eusocial insects more closely than that of any other vertebrate. Eusocial insects feature queens that hardly contribute to the… read more here.
Keywords: rat groups; damaraland; wild damaraland; mole ... See more keywords