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Fakultät für Biologie
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2024 SS
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2023 WS
- ZJA40201 Einführung in die Entwicklungsbiologie
- Anleitung zum wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten
- E3 - Bio - Verhaltensbiologie - Cr. 3-3
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- ZJA40503 Einführung in die Zoologie und Humanbiologie für medizinische Biologen
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2023 SS
The following publications are listed in the online university bibliography of the University of Duisburg-Essen. Further information may also be found on the person's personal web pages.
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Hypoxic and hypercapnic burrow conditions lead to downregulation of free triiodothyronine and hematocrit in Ansell’s mole-rats (Fukomys anselli)In: Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology Vol. 194 (2024) Nr. 1, pp. 33 - 40Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Low thyroxine serves as an upstream regulator of ecophysiological adaptations in Ansell’s mole-ratsIn: Frontiers in Endocrinology Vol. 15 (2024) 1329083Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Otoacoustic emissions in African mole-ratsIn: Hearing Research Vol. 445 (2024) 108994Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Auf den Zahn gefühlt : Einblick in die Zahnschmelzstruktur von Nagern und InsektenfressernIn: Biologie in unserer Zeit Vol. 53 (2023) Nr. 1, pp. 58 - 66Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Comparative analysis of thyroid hormone systems in rodents with subterranean lifestyleIn: Scientific Reports Vol. 13 (2023) Nr. 1, 3122Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Scleral appearance is not a correlate of domestication in mammalsIn: Zoological Letters Vol. 9 (2023) 12Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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The biology of an isolated Mashona mole-rat population from southern Malawi, with implications for the diversity and biogeography of the genus FukomysIn: Organisms Diversity and Evolution Vol. 23 (2023) Nr. 3, pp. 603 - 620Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Perioral secretions enable complex social signaling in African mole-rats (genus Fukomys)In: Scientific Reports Vol. 12 (2022) Nr. 1, 22366Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Self-Domestication Underground? : Testing for Social and Morphological Correlates of Animal Personality in Cooperatively-Breeding Ansell’s Mole-Rats (Fukomys anselli)In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Vol. 10 (2022) 862082Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Sexual dimorphism in toothed whales (Odontoceti) follows Rensch’s ruleIn: Mammalian Biology: Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde Vol. 102 (2022) Nr. 2, pp. 523 - 529Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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The evolution and biological correlates of hand preferences in anthropoid primatesIn: eLife Vol. 2022 (2022) Nr. 11, e77875Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Effects of Sex and Breeding Status on Skull Morphology in Cooperatively Breeding Ansell’s Mole-Rats and an Appraisal of Sexual Dimorphism in the BathyergidaeIn: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Vol. 9 (2021) 638754Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Evoked auditory potentials from African mole-rats and coruros reveal disparity in subterranean rodent hearingIn: The Journal of Experimental Biology Vol. 224 (2021) Nr. 22, jeb243371Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Fukomys anselli : (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)In: Mammalian Species Vol. 53 (2021) Nr. 1012, pp. 160 - 173Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Fukomys mechowii : (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)In: Mammalian Species Vol. 53 (2021) Nr. 1011, pp. 145 - 159Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Increased longevity due to sexual activity in mole-rats is associated with transcriptional changes in the hpa stress axisIn: eLife Vol. 10 (2021) pp. e57843Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Life expectancy, family constellation and stress in giant mole-rats (Fukomys mechowii)In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Vol. 376 (2021) Nr. 1823, pp. 20200207Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Ocular pigmentation in humans, great apes, and gibbons is not suggestive of communicative functionsIn: Scientific Reports Vol. 11 (2021) Nr. 1, 12994Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Surprisingly long survival of premature conclusions about naked mole-rat biologyIn: Biological Reviews Vol. 96 (2021) Nr. 2, pp. 376 - 393Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Wolf Howling and Emergency Sirens : A Hypothesis of Natural and Technical Convergence of Aposematic SignalsIn: Acta Biotheoretica Vol. 69 (2021) Nr. 1, pp. 53 - 65Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Eyes are essential for magnetoreception in a mammalIn: Interface: Journal of the Royal Society Vol. 17 (2020) Nr. 170, pp. 20200513Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/; Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Brain atlas of the African mole-rat Fukomys anselliIn: Journal of Comparative Neurology Vol. 527 (2019) Nr. 11, pp. 1885 - 1900Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Comment on 'Naked mole-rat mortality rates defy Gompertzian laws by not increasing with age'In: eLife Vol. 8 (2019) pp. e45415Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Attracted by a magnet : Exploration behaviour of rodents in the presence of magnetic objectsIn: Behavioural Processes Vol. 151 (2018) pp. 11 - 15Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Captive gibbons (Hylobatidae) use different referential cues in an object-choice task : insights into lesser ape cognition and manual lateralityIn: PeerJ Vol. 6 (2018) e5348Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Do subterranean mammals use the Earth’s magnetic field as a heading indicator to dig straight tunnels?In: PeerJ Vol. 6 (2018) e5819Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Dogs can be trained to find a bar magnetIn: PeerJ Vol. 6 (2018) e6117Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Learned and spontaneous magnetosensitive behaviour in the Roborovski hamster (Phodopus roborovskii)In: Ethology Vol. 124 (2018) Nr. 6, pp. 423 - 431Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Light-independent magnetosensitive behaviour in the Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus)In: Mammalian Biology: Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde Vol. 91 (2018) pp. 91 - 94Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Retinal S-opsin dominance in Ansell’s mole-rats (Fukomys anselli) is a consequence of naturally low serum thyroxineIn: Scientific Reports Vol. 8 (2018) Nr. 1, pp. 4337Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Audiograms of three subterranean rodent species (genus Fukomys) determined by auditory brainstem responses reveal extremely poor high-frequency cut-offsIn: The Journal of Experimental Biology Vol. 220 (2017) Nr. 23, pp. 4377 - 4382Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Direction indicator and magnetic compass-aided tracking of the sun by flamingos?In: Folia Zoologica Vol. 66 (2017) Nr. 2, pp. 79 - 86
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Directional preference in dogs : laterality and "pull of the north"In: PLoS ONE Vol. 12 (2017) Nr. 9, art. no. e0185243Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Higher resting metabolic rate in long-lived breeding Ansell's mole-rats (Fukomys anselli)In: Frontiers in Zoology Vol. 14 (2017) Nr. 1, 45Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Magnetic alignment in warthogs Phacochoerus africanus and wild boars Sus scrofaIn: Mammal Review Vol. 47 (2017) Nr. 1, pp. 1 - 5Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Compass-controlled escape behavior in roe deerIn: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Vol. 70 (2016) Nr. 8, pp. 1345 - 1355Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Do breeders and non-breeders in eusocial Ansell's mole-rats (Fukomys anselli) represent different personalities?In: Mammalian Biology: Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde Vol. 81 (2016) Nr. Supplement, pp. 3Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Magnetoreception in dogs : new insightsIn: Mammalian Biology: Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde Vol. 81 (2016) Nr. Supplement, pp. 13 - 14Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Magnetoreception in rodents : new species, new methodsIn: Mammalian Biology: Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde Vol. 81 (2016) Nr. Supplement, pp. 13Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Non-breeding eusocial mole-rats produce viable sperm : spermiogram and functional testicular morphology of Fukomys anselliIn: PLoS ONE Vol. 11 (2016) Nr. 3, art. no. e0150112Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Through the looking glass, and what gibbons found there : new observations on the behaviour of lesser apes when confronted with their own reflection and a novel modification of the mirror-testIn: Mammalian Biology: Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde Vol. 81 (2016) Nr. Supplement, pp. 4Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Chemical restraint of African mole-rats (Fukomys sp.) with a combination of ketamine and xylazineIn: Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia: the official journal of the Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists, the American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists and the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia Vol. 42 (2015) Nr. 2, pp. 187 - 191Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Magnetoreception in the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) : influence of weak frequency-modulated radio frequency fieldsIn: Scientific Reports Vol. 5 (2015) pp. 9917Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Temperature preferences of African mole-rats (family Bathyergidae)In: Journal of thermal biology Vol. 53 (2015) pp. 15 - 22Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Magnetoreception in mammalsIn: Advances in the study of behavior Vol. 46 (2014) pp. 45 - 88Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Morphology of the carpal region in some rodents with special emphasis on hystricognathsIn: Acta zoologica: morphology and evolution Vol. 95 (2014) Nr. 2, pp. 220 - 238Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Unusual ratio between free thyroxine and free triiodothyronine in a long-lived mole-rat species with bimodal ageingIn: PLoS ONE Vol. 9 (2014) Nr. 11, pp. e113698Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Directional compass preference for landing in water birdsIn: Frontiers in Zoology Vol. 10 (2013) 38Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth's magnetic fieldIn: Frontiers in Zoology Vol. 10 (2013) Nr. 1, 80Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Magnetic alignment in mammals and other animalsIn: Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde Vol. 78 (2013) Nr. 1, pp. 10 - 20Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Advanced glycation end-products as markers of aging and longevity in the long-lived Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomys anselli)In: Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences Vol. 67 (2012) Nr. 6, pp. 573 - 583Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Magnetic alignment in carps : evidence from the Czech christmas fish marketIn: PLoS ONE Vol. 7 (2012) Nr. 12, art. no. e51100Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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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 RFIDIn: Mammalian biology Vol. 77 (2012) Nr. 1, pp. 1 - 5Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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To mate or not to mate? : Mate preference and fidelity in monogamous Ansell’s mole-rats, Fukomys anselli, BathyergidaeIn: Folia zoologica: an international journal for all fields of vertebrate zoology / Institute of Vertebrate Biology ASCR Vol. 61 (2012) Nr. 1, pp. 71 - 83
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Der Ansell-Graumull – ein Überlebenskünstler unter Tage.In: Zeitschrift des Kölner Zoos Vol. 54 (2011) Nr. 2, pp. 89 - 103
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Directional preference may enhance hunting accuracy in foraging foxesIn: Biology letters Vol. 7 (2011) Nr. 3, pp. 355 - 357Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Further support for the alignment of cattle along magnetic field lines : reply to Hert et al.In: Journal of comparative physiology: A, neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology Vol. (Vol.) 197 (2011) Nr. 12, pp. 1127 - 1133Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Searching for major urinary proteins (MUPs) as chemosignals in urine of subterranean rodentsIn: Journal of chemical ecology Vol. 37 (2011) Nr. 7, pp. 687 - 694Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields disrupt magnetic alignment of ruminantsIn: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) Vol. 106 (2009) Nr. 14, pp. 5708 - 5713Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Wiederkäuer unter StromIn: Biospektrum Vol. 15 (2009) Nr. 4, pp. 470
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Magnetic alignment in grazing and resting cattle and deerIn: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) Vol. 105 (2008) Nr. 36, pp. 13451 - 13455Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Living in a "stethoscope" : burrow-acoustics promote auditory specializations in subterranean rodentsIn: The science of nature Vol. 94 (2007) Nr. 2, pp. 134 - 138Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Acoustic communication and burrow acoustics are reflected in the ear morphology of the coruro (Spalacopus cyanus, Octodontidae) : a social fossorial rodentIn: Journal of Morphology Vol. 267 (2006) Nr. 3, pp. 382 - 390Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Individual odour similarity and discrimination in the coruro (Spalacopus cyanus, Octodontidae)In: Ethology Vol. 112 (2006) Nr. 6, pp. 529 - 536Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Light perception in 'blind' subterranean Zambian mole-ratsIn: Animal Behaviour Vol. 72 (2006) Nr. 5, pp. 1021 - 1024Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Magnetic compass in the cornea : local anaesthesia impairs orientation in a mammalIn: The Journal of Experimental Biology Vol. 209 (2006) Nr. 23, pp. 4747 - 4750Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Morpho-functional parameters of the inner ear in 'Ctenomys talarum'; Rodentia, CtenomyidaeIn: Folia Zoologica Vol. 55 (2006) Nr. 3, pp. 264 - 272
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The relationship of foraging habitat to the diet of barn owls (Tyto alba) from central ChileIn: The Journal of Raptor Research Vol. 39 (2005) Nr. 1, pp. 97 - 101
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Genetic relatedness discrimination in eusocial Cryptomys anselli mole-rats, Bathyergidae, RodentiaIn: Folia Zoologica Vol. 53 (2004) Nr. 3, pp. 269 - 278
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Hearing in coruros (Spalacopus cyanus) : special audiogram features of a subterranean rodentIn: Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology Vol. 190 (2004) Nr. 11, pp. 963 - 969Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Activity Patterns in a Subterranean Social Rodent, Spalacopus Cyanus (Octodontidae)In: Journal of Mammalogy Vol. 83 (2002) Nr. 1, pp. 153 - 158Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Odours underground : subterranean rodents may not forage "blindly"In: Behavioral ecology and sociobiology Vol. 52 (2002) Nr. 1, pp. 53 - 58Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Sinnesökologie subterraner SäugetiereIn: Praxis der Naturwissenschaften - Biologie in der Schule: PdN Vol. 51 (2002) Nr. 1, pp. 16 - 20
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Are naked and common mole-rats eusocial and if so, why?In: Behavioral ecology and sociobiology Vol. 47 (2000) Nr. 5, pp. 293 - 303Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Ecological determinants of vocalisation parameters : the case of the coruro 'Spalacopus cyanus' (Octodontidae), a fossorial social rodentIn: Bioacoustics Vol. 11 (2000) Nr. 2, pp. 129 - 148Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Microsatellites from the South American Coruro, 'Spalacopus cyanus'In: Molecular ecology Vol. 9 (2000) Nr. 9, pp. 1447 - 1449Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Spalacopus cyanus (Rodentia: Octodontidae) : an extremist in tunnel constructing and food storing among subterranean mammalsIn: Journal of Zoology Vol. 251 (2000) Nr. 1, pp. 53 - 60Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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How to eat a carrot? : Convergence in the feeding behavior of subterranean rodentsIn: The Science of Nature = Naturwissenschaften Vol. 86 (1999) Nr. 7, pp. 325 - 327Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Reproduction, Postnatal Development, and Growth of Social Coruros, Spalacopus cyanus (Rodentia: Octodontidae), from ChileIn: Journal of Mammalogy Vol. 80 (1999) Nr. 1, pp. 210 - 217Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Reproductive characteristics and growth of Zambian giant mole-rats, 'Cryptomys mechowi' (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)In: Mammalia: international journal of the systematics, biology and ecology of mammals Vol. 63 (1999) Nr. 2, pp. 217 - 230Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Reproductive characteristics and growth in the eusocial Zambian common mole-rat (Cryptomys sp., Bathyergidae)In: Zeitschrift fur Säugetierkunde: Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Säugetierkunde Vol. 63 (1998) Nr. 5, pp. 297 - 306
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The application of the Gompertz model to describe body growthIn: Growth, development and aging: a biological journal Vol. 61 (1997) Nr. 2, pp. 61 - 67
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Editorial: Recent advances in the ecology and evolution of the BathyergidaeIn: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Vol. 10 (2022) 1017185Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Darwin und die BiologieIn: Darwin, die Evolution und die Wissenschaften / Ingensiep, Hans Werner; Dittrich, Sabine (Eds.) 2011, pp. 15 - 28
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Acoustics, audition and auditory systemIn: Subterranean rodents: news from underground / Begall, Sabine; Burda, Hynek; Schleich, Cristian E. (Eds.) 2007, pp. 97 - 111
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Magnetic compass : a useful tool undergroundIn: Subterranean rodents: news from underground / Begall, Sabine; Burda, Hynek; Schleich, Christian E. (Eds.) 2007, pp. 161 - 174
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Microclimate in burrows of subterranean rodents : revisitedIn: Subterranean rodents: news from underground / Begall, Sabine; Burda, Hynek; Schleich, Cristian E. (Eds.) 2007, pp. 21 - 33
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Vocal communication in subterranean rodentsIn: Subterranean rodents: news from underground / Begall, Sabine; Burda, Hynek; Schleich, Cristian E. (Eds.) 2007, pp. 113 - 127
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CoruroIn: Faszination Natur: Band 1: Säugetiere 2006, pp. 402 - 403
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NacktmullIn: Faszination Natur: Band 1: Säugetiere 2006, pp. 360
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