List of publications – Prof. Dr. Sabine Begall

 

2025
Begall, S., Malkemper, E. P., Mason, M. J. M. (in press). Subterranean Mammals. In Erbe, C., Thomas, J. A. (Eds) Exploring Animal Behavior Through Sound: Volume 2 – Applications. Springer, Heidelberg.

van Dijk, P., Maat, B., Begall, S., Malkemper, E. P., Caspar, K. R., Manley, G. A. (in press). Otoacoustic emissions and auditory foveae in mole-rats. Mechanics of Hearing.

Avaroth Bhaskaran, R., Vondráčková, Z., Koladiya, A.,  Čapek, M., Dionigi, F.,  Begall, S., Burda, H.,  Peichl, L., Němec, P. (2025) Distinct retinal ganglion cell types in strictly subterranean, naturally microphthalmic mammals. Proc. R. Soc. B. 2922024258620242586 http://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.2586

2024
Zrzavý, J., Burda, H., Storch, D., Begall, S., Mihulka, S. (2024): Evolution – Ein Lese-Lehrbuch. 3. Auflage, Springer-Verlag. Heidelberg. 781 p.

Gerhardt, P., Begall, S., Frädrich, C., Renko, K., Heinrich, A., Köhrle, J., Henning, Y. (2024). Low thyroxine serves as an upstream regulator of ecophysiological adaptations in Ansell’s mole-rats. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2024.1329083

Henning, Y., Adam, K., Gerhardt, P., Begall, S. (2024). Hypoxic and hypercapnic burrow conditions lead to downregulation of free triiodothyronine and hematocrit in Ansell’s mole-rats (Fukomys anselli). Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 194: 33-40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-023-01526-0

Manley, G. A., Maat, B., Begall, S., Malkemper, P., Caspar, K. R., Moritz, L., van Dijk, P. (2024): Otoacoustic emissions in African mole-rats. Hearing Research 445:108994. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2024.108994.

2023
Caspar, K.R., Hüttner, L. & Begall, S. Scleral appearance is not a correlate of domestication in mammals. Zoological Lett 9, 12 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40851-023-00210-z

Gerhardt, P., Begall, S., Frädrich, C. et al. (2023). Comparative analysis of thyroid hormone systems in rodents with subterranean lifestyle. Scientific Reports 13, 3122. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30179-w

Šumbera, R., Uhrová, M., Begall, S. et al. (2023). The biology of an isolated Mashona mole-rat population from southern Malawi, with implications for the diversity and biogeography of the genus Fukomys. Organisms Diversity & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-023-00604-z

2022
Begall, S., Šumbera, R. (2022): Lynx, New Series Volume 53. National Museum Prague. ISSN 0024-7774, 448 S.

Storsberg, J., Schmitt, M., Hilken, G., Dammann, P., Begall, S., Loza, K., Caspar, K. R., & Epple, M. (2022). Auf den Zahn gefühlt: Einblick in die Zahnschmelzstruktur von Nagern und Insektenfressern. Biologie in Unserer Zeit, 53(1), 58–66.

Begall, S., & Honeycutt, R. L. (2022). Microsatellite DNA variation in Spalacopus cyanus, a social subterranean rodent endemic to Chile (Rodentia: Octodontidae). Lynx, new series. Prague: National Museum, 53(1), 149–161.

Dammann, P., Begall, S., & Šumbera, R. (2022). Analysis of ageing and longevity in African mole-rats – digging deeper than before (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). Lynx, new series. Prague: National Museum, 53(1), 125–133.

Šumbera, R., & Begall, S. (2022). Hynek Burda Special Volume – An Introduction. Lynx, new series. Prague: National Museum, 53(1), 15–32.

Caspar, K. R., Stopka, P., Issel, D., Katschak, K., Zöllner, T., Zupanc, S., Žáček, P., & Begall, S. (2022). Perioral secretions enable complex social signaling in cooperatively-breeding mole-rats (genus Fukomys). Scientific Reports. 12:22366

Caspar, K. R., Pallasdies, F., Mader, L., Sartorelli, H., Begall, S. (2022). The evolution and biological correlates of hand preferences in anthropoid primates. eLife, 11:e77875.

Braude, S., Holtze, S., Bennett, N. C., Begall, S. (2022). Editorial: Recent advances in the ecology and evolution of the Bathyergidae. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10.3389/fevo.2022.1017185.

Begall, S., Bottermann, L., & Caspar, K.R. (2022). Self-domestication underground? Testing for social and morphological correlates of animal personality in cooperatively-breeding Ansell’s mole-rats (Fukomys anselli). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10:862082.

Caspar, K.R., & Begall, S. (2022). Sexual dimorphism in toothed whales (Odontoceti) follows Rensch’s rule. Mammalian Biology, 102(2022), 523–529.

2021
Caspar, K. R., Burda, H., & Begall, S. (2021). Fukomys mechowii (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). Mammalian Species, 53(1011), 145-159.

Begall, S., Burda, H., & Caspar, K. R. (2021). Fukomys anselli (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). Mammalian Species, 53(1012), 160-173.

Caspar, K. R., Heinrich, A., Mellinghaus, L., Gerhardt, P., & Begall, S. (2021). Evoked auditory potentials from African mole-rats and coruros reveal disparity in subterranean rodent hearing. Journal of Experimental Biology, 224(22), jeb243371.

Caspar, K. R., Biggemann, M., Geissmann, T., & Begall, S. (2021). Ocular pigmentation in humans, great apes, and gibbons is not suggestive of communicative functions. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-14.

Caspar, K. R., Müller, J., & Begall, S. (2021). Effects of sex and breeding status on skull morphology in cooperatively breeding Ansell’s mole-rats and an appraisal of sexual dimorphism in the Bathyergidae. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 355.

Begall, S., Nappe, R., Hohrenk, L., Schmidt, T. C., Burda, H., Sahm, A., Szafranski, K., Dammann, P., Henning, Y. (2021): Life expectancy, family constellation, and stress in giant mole-rats (Fukomys mechowii). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 376:2020020720200207 http://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0207

Braude, S., Holtze, S., Begall, S., Brenmoehl, J., Burda, H., Dammann, P., de Marmol, D., Gorshkova, E., Henning, Y., Hoeflich, A., Höhn, A., Jung, T., Hamo, D., Sahm, A., Shebzukhov, Y., Šumbera, R., Miwa, S., Vyssokikh, M. Y., von Zglinicki, T., Averina, O., Hildebrandt, T. B. (2021): Surprisingly long survival of premature conclusions about naked mole-rat biology. Biological Reviews, 96(2): 376-393. doi: 10.1111/brv.12660.

2020
Loos-Frank, B., Begall, S., Eds. (2020): Zoologica Poetica – Tiergedichte. Springer Heidelberg.

Caspar, K. R., Moldenhauer, K., Moritz, R. E., Němec, P., Malkemper, E. P., & Begall, S. (2020). Eyes are essential for magnetoreception in a mammal. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 17(170), 20200513.

Sahm, A., Hoffmann, S., Koch, P., Henning, Y, Bens, M., Groth, M., Burda, H., Begall, S., Ting, S., Goetz, M., Van Daele, P., Staniszewska, M., Klose, J., Fragoso Costa, P., Platzer, M., Szafranski, K., Dammann, P. (2020): Slower aging due to sexual activity in mole-rats is associated with transcriptional changes in the HPA stress axis. eLife, https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.57843

Burda, H., Begall, S., Hart, V., Malkemper, E. P., Painter, M. S., Phillips, J. B. (2020): Magnetoreception in Mammals. Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology. 1-24.

Kořanová, D., Němcová, L., Policht, R., Hart, V., Begall, S., Burda, H. (2020): Wolf howling and emergency sirens: A hypothesis of natural and technical convergence of aposematic signals. Acta Biotheoretica. doi.org/10.1007/s10441-020-09389-6.

Burda, H., Begall, S., Hart, V., Malkemper, E. P., Painter, M. S., Phillips, J. B. (2020): Magnetoreception in Mammals. In: Fritsche, B. (Ed.) The Senses. A Comprehensive Reference (Second Edition), Elsevier. 7: 421-444.

2019
Dollas, A., Oelschläger, H. H. A., Begall, S., Burda, H., Malkemper, E. P. (2019): Brain atlas of the African mole-rat Fukomys anselli. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 527 (11): 1885-1900, doi: 10.1002/cne.24647.

Dammann, P., Scherag, A., Zak, N., Szafranski, K., Holtze, S., Begall, S., Burda, H., Kestler, H. A., Hildebrandt, T., Platzer, M. (2019): Comment on 'Naked mole-rat mortality rates defy Gompertzian laws by not increasing with age'. eLife, 8: e45415, doi: 10.7554/eLife.45415.

2018
Begall, S., Burda, H., Šumbera, R. (2018): Graumulle – Cryptomys und Fukomys. VerlagsKG Wolf. Magdeburg. 460 p.

Henning, Y., Mladěnková, N., Burda, H., Szafranski, K., Begall, S. (2018):

Retinal S-opsin dominance in Ansell’s mole-rats (Fukomys anselli) is a consequence of naturally low serum thyroxine. Sci. Rep. 8:4337, doi:10.1038/s41598-018-22705-y.

Caspar, K. R., Mader, L., Pallasdies, F., Lindenmeier, M., Begall, S. (2018): Captive gibbons (Hylobatidae) use different referential cues in an object-choice task: insights into lesser ape cognition and manual laterality. PeerJ. 6: e5348

Malewski, S., Begall, S., Schleich, C. E., Antenucci, C. D., Burda, H. (2018): Do subterranean mammals use the Earth’s magnetic field as a heading indicator to dig straight tunnels? PeerJ. 6:e5819. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5819.

Martini, S., Begall, S., Findeklee, T., Schmitt, M., Malkemper, E. P., Burda, H. (2018): Dogs can be trained to find a bar magnet. PeerJ. 6:e6117. doi:10.7717/peerj.6117.

Malewski, S., Begall, S., Burda, H. (2018): Learned and spontaneous magnetosensitive behaviour in the Roborovski hamster (Phodopus roborovskii). Ethology. 124: 423-431. doi: 10.1111/eth.12744

Malewski, S., Begall, S., Burda, H. (2018): Light-independent magnetosensitive behaviour in the Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus). Mammal. Biol. 91: 91-94. doi: 10.1016/j.mambio.2018.03.015.

Malewski, S., Malkemper, E. P., Sedláček, F., Šumbera, R., Caspar, K. R., Burda, H., Begall, S. (2018): Attracted by a magnet: Exploration behaviour of rodents in the presence of magnetic objects. Behav. Proc. doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2018.02.023. 151: 11-15.

2017
Gerhardt, P., Henning, Y., Begall, S., Malkemper, E. P. (2017): Audiograms of three subterranean rodent species (genus Fukomys) determined by auditory brainstem responses reveal extremely poor high-frequency cut-offs. J. Exp. Biol. 220: 4377-4382, doi:10.1242/jeb.164426.

Adámková, J., Svoboda, J., Benediktová, K., Martini, S., Nováková, P., Tuma, D., Kucerova, M., Divisová, M., Begall, S., Hart, V., Burda, H. (2017): Directional preference in dogs: Laterality and "pull of the north". PLoS ONE. 12(9):e0185243, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0185243.

Nováková, P., Koranová, D. M., Begall, S., Malkemper, E. P., Pleskac, L., Capek, F., Červený, J., Hart, V., Hartová, V., Husinec, V., Burda, H. (2017): Direction indicator and magnetic compass-aided tracking of the sun by flamingos? Folia Zoologica, 66: 79-86. doi: 10.25225/fozo.v66.i2.a2.2017.

2016
Červený, J., Burda, H., Ježek, M., Kušta, T., Husinec, V, Nováková, P., Hart, V., Hartova, V., Begall, S., Malkemper, E. P. (2016): Magnetic alignment in warthogs Phacochoerus africanus and wild boars Sus scrofa. Mammal Review. doi: 10.1111/mam.12077.

Obleser, P. Hart, V., Malkemper, E. P., Begall, S., Holá, M., Painter, M. S., Červený, J., Burda, H. (2016): Compass-controlled escape behavior in roe deer. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 70:1345-1355.

Garcia Montero, A. Vole, C., Burda, H., Malkemper, E. P., Holtze, S., Morhart, M., Saragusty, J., Hildebrandt, T. B., Begall, S. (2016): Non-breeding eusocial mole-rats produce viable sperm—spermiogram and functional testicular morphology of Fukomys anselli. PLOS ONE. 11(3): e0150112. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0150112.

2015
Begall, S., Berendes, M., Schielke, C. K. M., Henning, Y., Laghanke, M., Scharff, A., van Daele, P., Burda, H. (2015): Temperature preferences in African mole-rats (Bathyergidae). Journal of Thermal Biology.  53:15-22.

Garcia Montero, A., Burda, H., Begall, S. (2015): Chemical restraint of African mole-rats (Fukomys sp.)  with a combination of ketamine and xylazine. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 42:187-191.

Malkemper, E. P., Eder, S. H. K., Begall, S., Phillips, J. B., Winklhofer, M., Hart, V., Burda, H. (2015): Magnetoreception in the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus): influence of weak frequency-modulated radio frequency fields. Scientific Reports 5, 9917; DOI:10.1038/srep09917.          

2014
Henning, Y., Vole, C., Begall, S., Bens, M. Broecker-Preuss, M. Sahm, A., Szafranski, K., Burda, H., Dammann, P. (2014): Unusual ratio between free thyroxine and free triiodothyronine in a long-lived mole-rat species with bimodal ageing. PLOS ONE. 9(11): e113698. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0113698.

Burda, H., Begall, S., Hart, V., Malkemper, E. P., Nováková, P. (2014): Magnetosensitive dogs. The Winnover. doi: 10.15200/winn.140076.67803.

Begall, S., Burda, H., Malkemper, E. P. (2014): Magnetoreception in mammals. In: Adv. Study Behav. (ed. Naguib M.) 46: 45-88.

Prochel, J., Begall, S., Burda, H. (2014): Morphology of the carpal region in some rodents with special emphasis on hystricognaths. Acta Zoologica. 95: 220-238.

2013
Zrzavý, J., Burda, H., Storch, D., Begall, S., Mihulka, S. (2013): Evolution – Ein Lese-Lehrbuch. 2. Auflage, Springer-Verlag. Heidelberg. 511 p.

Hart, V., Nováková, P., Malkemper, E. P., Begall, S., Hanzal, V., Ježek, M., Kušta, T., Němcová, V., Adámková, J., Benediktová, K., Červený, J., Burda, H. (2013): Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth's magnetic field. Frontiers in Zoology. 10: 80.

Hart, V., Malkemper, E. P., Kušta, T., Begall, S., Nováková, P., Hanzal, V., Pleskač, L., Ježek, M., Policht, R., Husinec, V., Červený, J., Burda, H. (2013): Directional compass preference for landing in water birds. Frontiers in Zoology. 10: 38.

Begall, S., Malkemper, E. P., Červený, J., Němec, P., Burda, H. (2013): Magnetic alignment in mammals and other animals. Mammalian Biology. 78: 10-20.

2012
Hart, V., Kušta, T., Němec, P., Bláhová, V., Ježek, M., Nováková,  P., Begall, S., Cervený, J., Hanzal, V., Malkemper, E. P., Stípek, K., Vole, C., Burda, H. (2012): Magnetic alignment in carps: evidence from the Czech Christmas fish market. PLOS ONE, 7(12):e51100

Bappert, M.-T., Burda, H., Begall, S. (2012): To mate or not to mate? Mate preference and fidelity in monogamous Ansell’s mole-rats, Fukomys anselli, Bathyergidae. Folia Zoologica. 61(1): 71-83.

Schielke, C. K. M., Burda, H., Begall, S. (2012): Reproductive state does not influence activity budgets of eusocial Ansell’s mole-rats, Fukomys anselli (Rodentia, Bathyergidae): A study of locomotor activity by means of RFID. Mammalian Biology. 77(1): 1-5.

2011
Hagemeyer, P., Begall, S., Janotova, K., Todrank, J., Heth, G., Jedelsky, P., Burda, H., Stopka, P. (2011): No major urinary proteins (MUPs) to help signal individual identity or biological state in some subterranean rodents. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 37(7):687-694.

Červený, J., Begall, S., Koubek, P., Novakova, P., Burda, H. (2011): Directional preference may enhance hunting accuracy in foraging foxes. Biology Letters. 7(3): 355-357.

Begall, S., Burda, H., Cervený, J., Gerter, O., Neef-Weisse, J., Němec, P. (2011): Further support for the alignment of cattle along magnetic field lines: reply to Hert et al. Journal of Comparative Physiology 12/2011; 197(12): 1127-1233

Dammann, P., Sell, D. R., Begall, S., Strauch, C., Monnier, V. M. (2011): Advanced glycation end-products as markers of aging and longevity in the long-lived Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomys anselli). The Journal of Gerontology Series A. 67(6): 573-583.

Begall, S., Burda, H. (2011). Der Ansell-Graumull – ein Überlebenskünstler unter Tage. Zeitschrift des Kölner Zoos, 54 (2), 89-103.

Burda, H., Begall, S. (2011): Darwin und die Biologie. In: Ingensiep, H.-W., Dittrich, S. (Hrsg.) Darwin, die Evolution und die Wissenschaften. Oldib-Verlag.

2009
Burda, H., Begall, S., Eds. (2009): Evolution – Ein Lese-Lehrbuch (Zrzavý, J., Storch, D., Mihulka, S.: Jak se dela evoluce – Wie man Evolution macht). Spektrum Akademischer Verlag. Heidelberg, 493 p.

Burda, H., Begall, S., Červený, J., Neef, J., Nemec, P. (2009): Extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields disrupt magnetic alignment of ruminants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 106: 5708-5713.

Begall, S., Burda, H. (2009): Wiederkäuer unter Strom. In: BIOspektrum. 04.09: p. 470.

2008
Begall, S., Červený, J., Neef, J., Vojtěch, O., Burda, H. (2008): Magnetic alignment in grazing and resting cattle and deer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 105: 13451-13455.

2007
Lange, S., Burda, H., Wegner, R. E., Dammann, P., Begall, S., Kawalika, M. (2007): Living in a stethoscope: Burrow-acoustics promotes auditory specializations in subterranean rodents. Naturwissenschaften. 94:134–138.

Begall, S., Lange, S., Schleich, C., Burda, H. (2007): Acoustics, Audition and Auditory System. In: Subterranean rodents: News from underground (Begall S., Burda, H., Schleich, C.E., eds.). Springer Heidelberg.

Burda, H., ŠSumbera, R., Begall, S. (2007): Microclimate in burrows of subterranean rodents – revisited. In: Subterranean rodents: News from underground (Begall, S., Burda, H., Schleich, C.E., eds.). Springer Heidelberg.

Schleich, C. E., Veitl, S., Knotková, E., Begall, S.: Vocal communication in subterranean rodents. In: Subterranean rodents: News from underground (Begall, S., Burda, H., Schleich, C.E., eds.). Springer Heidelberg.

Wegner, R.E., Burda, H., Begall, S., Nemec, P.: Magnetic compass: A useful tool underground. In: Subterranean rodents: News from underground (Begall, S., Burda, H., Schleich, C.E., eds.). Springer Heidelberg.

2006
Wegner, R. E., Begall, S., Burda, H. (2006): Light perception in “blind” subterranean Zambian mole-rats. Animal Behaviour. 72: 1021-1024.

Schleich, C. E., Begall, S., Burda, H. (2006): Morpho-functional parameters of the inner ear in Ctenomys talarum; Rodentia, Ctenomyidae. Folia Zoologica. 55(3): 264-272.

Begall, S. (2006): Coruro. In: Faszination Natur – Tiere: Säugetiere I. Brockhaus, Mannheim. S. 402-403.

Begall, S. (2006): Nacktmull. In: Faszination Natur – Tiere: Säugetiere I. Brockhaus, Mannheim. S. 360.

Begall, S., Burda, H. (2006): Ear morphology of Spalacopus cyanus (Octodontidae): Relationships to communication and the subterranean habitat. Journal of Morphology 267: 382-390.

Hagemeyer, P., Begall, S. (2006): Individual odour similarity and discrimination in the coruro (Spalacopus cyanus, Octodontidae). Ethology. 112:529-536.

2005
Begall, S. (2005): The relationship of foraging habitat to the diet of barn owls (Tyto alba) from central Chile . Journal of Raptor Research 39: 97-101.

2004
Begall, S., Burda, H., Schneider, B. (2004): Hearing in Coruros (Spalacopus cyanus): special audiogram features of a subterranean rodent. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 190: 963-969.

Heth, G., Todrank, J., Begall, S., Wegner, R. E., Burda, H. (2004): Genetic relatedness discrimination in eusocial Cryptomys anselli mole-rats, Bathyergidae, Rodentia. Folia Zoologica 53: 269-278.

2002
Heth, G., Todrank, J., Begall, S., Braude, S., Koch, R., Zilbiger, Y., Nevo, E., Burda, H. (2002): Odour-guided foraging: “Blind” subterranean rodents do not search “blindly”. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 52: 53-58.

Begall, S., Daan, S., Burda, H., Overkamp, G.J.F. (2002): Activity patterns in a subterranean social rodent Spalacopus cyanus (Octodontidae). Journal of Mammalogy 83(1): 153-158.

Burda, H., Begall, S. (2002): Sinnesökologie subterraner Säugetiere. Praxis der Naturwissenschaften - Biologie in der Schule, 51(1): 16-20.

2000
Begall, S., Gallardo, M.H.(2000): Spalacopus cyanus: an extremist in tunnel constructing and food storing among subterranean mammals. Journal of Zoology, London 251: 53-60.

Burda, H., Honeycutt, R. L., Begall, S., Scharff, A., Grütjen, O. (2000): Are naked and common mole-rats eusocial, and if so why? Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology 47: 293-303.

Schroeder, J. W., Honeycutt, R. L., Rooney, A. P., Han, G., Begall, S., Gallardo, M. H. (2000): Microsatellites from the South American coruro, Spalacopus cyanus. Molecular Ecology 9: 1447-1449.

Veitl, S., Begall, S., Burda, H. (2000): Ecological determinants of vocalization parameters: The case of the coruro (Spalacopus cyanus, Octodontidae), a fossorial social rodent. Bioacoustics 11: 1-20.

1999
Begall, S., Burda, H., Gallardo, M.H. (1999): Reproduction, postnatal development and growth of social coruros, Spalacopus cyanus (Octodontidae, Rodentia) from Chile. Journal of Mammalogy 80: 210-217.

Burda, H., Begall, S., Grütjen, O., Scharff, A., Nevo, E., Beiles, A., Cerveny, J. & Prucha, K. (1999): How to eat a carrot? Convergence in feeding behaviour among subterranean mammals. Naturwissenschaften 86: 325-327.

Scharff, A., Begall, S., Grütjen, O., Burda, H. (1999): Reproductive characteristics and growth of Zambian giant mole-rats, Cryptomys mechowi (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). Mammalia 63: 217-230.

1998
Begall, S., Burda, H. (1998): Reproductive characteristics and growth in the eusocial Zambian common mole-rat (Cryptomys sp., Bathyergidae). Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 63: 297-306.

1997
Begall, S. (1997): The application of the Gompertz model to describe body growth. Growth, Development & Aging 61: 61-67.