The Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat
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The Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat

  1. 536 pages
  2. English
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The Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat

About this book

This volume brings together more than a decade of information collected in the field and lab on the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), a northeast African mammal unique for its physical characteristics and eusociality. Nearly blind and virtually hairless, naked mole-rats inhabit large subterranean colonies in which only one female and her one to three mates conceive offspring, while the young from previous litters maintain and defend the group as do workers in colonies of the social insects. In this first major treatise on naked mole-rats an international group of researchers covers such topics as the evolution of eusociality, phylogeny and systematics of the rodent family Bathyergidae, population and behavioral ecology and genetics of naked mole-rats in the field, vocal and nonvocal behaviors, social organization and divisions of labor within colonies, and climatic, social, and physiological factors affecting growth, reproduction, and reproductive suppression. In addition to the editors, the contributors are D. H. Abbott, M. W. Allard, N. C. Bennett, R. A. Brett, S. H. Braude, B. Crespi, S. V. Edwards, C. G. Faulkes, L. M. George, R. L. Honeycutt, E. A. Lacey, C. E. Liddell, E. McDaid, K. Nelson, K. M. Noonan, J. O'Riain, J. W. Pepper, H. K. Reeve, and D. A. Schlitter.

Originally published in 1991.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Contributors
  6. 1 The Evolution of Eusociality - Richard D. Alexander, Katharine M Noonan, and Bernard J. Crespi
  7. 2 Systematics and Evolution of the Family Bathyergidae - Rodney L. Honeycutt, Marc W. Allard, Scott V Edwards, and Duane A. Schlitter
  8. 3 Ecology and Behavior of the Family Bathyergidae - Jennifer U M Jarvis and Nigel C. Bennett
  9. 4 The Population Structure of Naked Mole-Rat Colonies - Robert A. Brett
  10. 5 The Ecology of Naked Mole-Rat Colonies: Burrowing, Food, and Limiting Factors - Robert A. Brett
  11. 6 Which Naked Mole-Rats Volcano? - Stanton H Braude
  12. 7 Genetic Variation Within and Among Populations of the Naked Mole-Rat: Evidence from Nuclear and Mitochondrial Genomes - Rodney L. Honeycutt, Kimberlyn Nelson, Duane A. Schlitter, and Paul W. Sherman
  13. 8 An Ethogram for the Naked Mole-Rat: Nonvocal Behaviors - Eileen A Lacey. Richard D. Alexander, Stanton H. Braude, Paul W. Sherman, and Jennifer U. M. Jarvis
  14. 9 Vocalizations of the Naked Mole-Rat - John W. Pepper, Stanton H Braude, Eileen a Lacey, and Paul W Sherman
  15. 10 Social Organization of Naked Mole-Rat Colonies: Evidence for Divisions of Labor - Eileena Lacey and Paul W. Sherman
  16. 11 Intracolonial Aggression and Nepotism by the Breeding Female Naked Mole-Rat Hudson K Reeve and Paul - W. Sherman
  17. 12 Growth and Factors Affecting Body Size in Naked Mole-Rats - Jennifer U M Jarvis, M Justin O'riain, and Elizabeth Mcdaid
  18. 13 Reproduction of Naked Mole-Rats - Jennifer U. M Jarvis
  19. 14 Hormonal and Behavioral Aspects of Reproductive Suppression in Female Naked Mole-Rats - Christopher G. Faulkes, David H. Abbott, Caroline E Liddell, Lynne M. George, and Jennifer U. M. Jarvis
  20. 15 Some Unanswered Questions About Naked Mole-Rats - Richard D Alexander
  21. Appendix Methods for Capturing, Transporting, and Maintaining Naked Mole-Rats in Captivity - Jennifer U M Jarvis
  22. Literature Cited
  23. Index