Season but not sex influences burrow length and complexity in the non-sexually dimorphic solitary Cape mole-rat (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)

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Season but not sex influences burrow length and complexity in the non-sexually dimorphic solitary Cape mole-rat (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)

Little is known about how season influences burrowing activity, burrow structureor reproductive behaviour in subterranean mammals. We excavated burrowsystems of male and female Georychus capensis, a solitary, subterranean rodent, inwinter (wet season) and summer (dry season) to investigate whether,...

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Main Authors:	Thomas, H., Bateman, Bill, Scantlebury, M., Bennett, N.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2012
Subjects:	mate choice Georychus burrow systems sexual seasonality selection
Online Access:	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2012.00944.x/abstract http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14152

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