Seasonal effects on digging activity and burrow architecture in the Cape dune mole-rat, Bathyergus suillus (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)

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Seasonal effects on digging activity and burrow architecture in the Cape dune mole-rat, Bathyergus suillus (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)

Most polygynous male mammals exhibit little or no parental care or involvement raising young. Instead, they invest indirectly in their own morphological and physiological attributes which enhance their chance of reproduction. Such secondary morphological sex traits may contribute to differences in t...

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Main Authors:	Thomas, H., Bateman, Bill, Scantlebury, M., Bennett, N.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Universiteit Stellenbosch * Department of Botany and Zoology 2012
Subjects:	mate choice sexual selection energetics seasonality burrow structure
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2848

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