Data from: Locomotor activity and body temperature patterns over a temperature gradient in the highveld mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae)

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Oosthuizen, Maria

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ambient temperature body temperature highveld mole-rat locomotor activity endogenous rhythms

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doi:10.5061/dryad.7f91m

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African mole-rats are strictly subterranean mammals that live in extensive burrow systems. High humidity levels in the burrows prevent mole-rats from

Data from: Kinematics of chisel-tooth digging by African mole-rats

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Bathyergidae;Rodentia;Teeth;biomechanics;incisors

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doi:10.5061/dryad.mn1pp

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are used to break and displace the soil. Theoretically, different excavation strategies can be used. Mole-rats could either use their head depressor

Data from: Long-lived rodents reveal signatures of positive selection in genes associated with lifespan

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Sahm, Arne

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Positive selection African mole-rats Naked mole-rat Evolution of longevity lifespan Blind mole rat Spalax IGF1 RHEB RHEBL1

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doi:10.5061/dryad.75b406n

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can be transferred to long-lived mammals like humans. Some African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) have life expectancies that are multiple times higher than similar sized

Data from: Parentage analysis of Ansell's mole-rat family groups indicates a high reproductive skew despite relatively relaxed ecological constra

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mating system;Fukomys anselli;Dispersal;Eusociality;reproductive skew;African mole-rat

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doi:10.5061/dryad.3dr96

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t of reproductive skew, to array species. African mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia) provide an outstanding model of social evolution because of a wide ra