Begall, Sabine
Subterranean Rodents
1. Subterranean Rodents: News from Underground
Sabine Begall, Hynek Burda, Cristian E. Schleich
Part I. Ecophysiology
2. Adaptive Physiological Mechanisms in the Underground Dwellers
František Sedlácek
3. Microclimate in Burrows of Subterranean Rodents — Revisited
Hynek Burda, Radim Šumbera, Sabine Begall
4. New Data on Metabolic Parameters in Subterranean Rodents
František Sedláccek
5. Skimping as an Adaptive Strategy in Social Fossorial Rodents: The Mole Vole (
Mikhail Moshkin, Eugene Novikov, Dmitri Petrovski
6. The Reproductive Physiology and Endocrinology of the African Mole-rats: with Special Reference to Southern African Mole-rat Species
Nigel C. Bennett, Gundula H. Gutjahr, Chris G. Faulkes
Part II. Sensory Ecology
7. Sensory Ecology of Subterranean Rodents
Sabine Begall, Cristian E. Schleich
8. Using Odors Underground
Giora Heth, Josephine Todrank
9. Acoustics, Audition and Auditory System
Sabine Begall, Simone Lange, Cristian E. Schleich, Hynek Burda
10. Acoustic Communication in Subterranean Rodents
Cristian E. Schleich, Silke Veitl, Ema Knotková, Sabine Begall
11. Visual Systems and the Role of Vision in Subterranean Rodents: Diversity of Retinal Properties and Visual System Designs
Pavel Nemec, Pavla Cveková, Hynek Burda, Oldrich Benada, Leo Peichl
12. Magnetic Compass: A Useful Tool Underground
Regina E. Moritz, Hynek Burda, Sabine Begall, Pavel Nemec
13. Adaptive Neural Organization of Naked Mole-Rat Somatosensation (and Those Similarly Challenged)
Thomas J. Park, Kenneth C. Catania, Dalia Samaan, Christopher M. Comer
Part III. Life Histories, Behavioural Ecology, Demography
14. From Natural Histories to Life Histories — A Homage to a Comparative Approach
Hynek Burda
15. Giant Mole-rats,
Mathias Kawalika, Hynek Burda
16. Biology of the Silvery Mole-rat (
Radim Šumbera, Wilbert N. Chitaukali, Hynek Burda
17. The Biology and Ecology of Plateau Zokors (
Yanming Zhang
18. Senescence Patterns in African Mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)
Philip Dammann, Hynek Burda
Part IV. Environmental and Economic Aspects
19. The Influence of Subterranean Rodents on the Environment
O. J. Reichman
20. The Influence of Pocket Gophers on the Biotic and Abiotic Environment
O. J. Reichman
21. Subterranean Rodents as Pests: The Case of the Pocket Gopher
Gary W. Witmer, Richard M. Engeman
22. Influence of Plateau Zokors (
Yanming Zhang
23. Mountain Beaver: A Primitive Fossorial Rodent
Wendy M. Arjo
Part V. Molecular Ecology and Evolution
24. Molecular Ecology and Evolution
Eileen A. Lacey
25. The Multiple Meanings of Inbreeding: The Key to Understanding the Social and Genetic Structure of Subterranean Rodent Populations
Stanton Braude
26. Behavior, Demography, and Immunogenetic Variation: New Insights from Subterranean Rodents
Eileen A. Lacey, Ana Paula Cutrera
27. African Mole-rats (Bathyergidae): A Complex Radiation in Tropical Soils
Paul A. A. G. Daele, Chris G. Faulkes, Erik Verheyen, Dominique Adriaens
28. Mosaic Evolution of Subterranean Mammals: Tinkering, Regression, Progression, and Global Convergence
Eviatar Nevo
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Nyckelord: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / General SCI008000
- Författare
- Begall, Sabine
- Burda, Hynek
- Schleich, Cristian E.
- Utgivare
- Springer
- Utgivningsår
- 2007
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 1
- Kategori
- Naturvetenskaper
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9783540692768