Growth affects dispersal success in social mole-rats, but not the duration of philopatry
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0005
Abstract: In naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber), some non-breeding males show faster growth and are more likely to disperse than others. These differences have been suggested to be the result of a specialized developmental strategy leading to… read more here.
Keywords: growing males; mole rats; dispersal success; philopatry ... See more keywords