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DOI10.1007/s00114-013-1105-7
Seasonal changes in burrow geometry of the common mole rat (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
Thomas, H. G.1; Scantlebury, M.1,3; Swanepoel, D.1; Bateman, P. W.2,4; Bennett, N. C.1,4
通讯作者Thomas, H. G.
来源期刊NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN
ISSN0028-1042
EISSN1432-1904
出版年2013
卷号100期号:11页码:1023-1030
英文摘要

Sociality in mole rats has been suggested to have evolved as a response to the widely dispersed food resources and the limited burrowing opportunities that result from sporadic rainfall events. In the most arid regions, individual foraging efficiency is reduced, and energetic constraints increase. In this study, we investigate seasonal differences in burrow architecture of the social Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus in a mesic region. We describe burrow geometry in response to seasonal weather conditions for two seasons (wet and dry). Interactions occurred between seasons and colony size for the size of the burrow systems, but not the shape of the burrow systems. The fractal dimension values of the burrow systems did not differ between seasons. Thus, the burrow complexity was dependent upon the number of mole rats present in the social group.


英文关键词Burrow systems Seasonality Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus Fractal dimension
类型Article
语种英语
国家South Africa ; Australia ; North Ireland
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000328128100003
WOS关键词CRYPTOMYS-HOTTENTOTUS-HOTTENTOTUS ; GOPHER THOMOMYS-BOTTAE ; FRACTAL DIMENSION ; SUBTERRANEAN RODENTS ; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS ; SOUTH-AFRICA ; SOCIALITY ; ARCHITECTURE ; EVOLUTION ; FOOD
WOS类目Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS研究方向Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/179005
作者单位1.Univ Pretoria, Mammal Res Inst, Dept Zool & Entomol, ZA-0002 Pretoria, South Africa;
2.Curtin Univ, Dept Environm & Agr, Perth, WA 6845, Australia;
3.Queens Univ Belfast, Sch Biol Sci, Belfast BT9 7BL, Antrim, North Ireland;
4.Univ Pretoria, Dept Zool & Entomol, ZA-0028 Hatfield, South Africa
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Thomas, H. G.,Scantlebury, M.,Swanepoel, D.,et al. Seasonal changes in burrow geometry of the common mole rat (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)[J],2013,100(11):1023-1030.
APA Thomas, H. G.,Scantlebury, M.,Swanepoel, D.,Bateman, P. W.,&Bennett, N. C..(2013).Seasonal changes in burrow geometry of the common mole rat (Rodentia: Bathyergidae).NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN,100(11),1023-1030.
MLA Thomas, H. G.,et al."Seasonal changes in burrow geometry of the common mole rat (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)".NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN 100.11(2013):1023-1030.
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