Stress in groups: lessons from non-traditional rodent species and housing models
A major feature of life in groups is that individuals experience social stressors of varying
intensity and type. Social stress can have profound effects on health, social behavior, and …
intensity and type. Social stress can have profound effects on health, social behavior, and …
African striped mice (Rhabdomys pumilio) as a neurobehavioral model for male parental care
Parental care is diversely demonstrated across the animal kingdom, such that active
practitioners and repertoires of parental behavior vary dramatically between and within taxa …
practitioners and repertoires of parental behavior vary dramatically between and within taxa …
Social behavior in naked mole-rats: individual differences in phenotype and proximate mechanisms of mammalian eusociality
MM Holmes, BD Goldman - The extraordinary biology of the naked mole …, 2021 - Springer
Naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber) are small rodents native to east Africa, living in
subterranean colonies of up to 300 individuals. Within each colony, reproduction is restricted …
subterranean colonies of up to 300 individuals. Within each colony, reproduction is restricted …
The evolution and ecology of oxidative and antioxidant status: a comparative approach in African mole-rats
The naked mole-rat of the family Bathyergidae has been the showpiece for ageing research
as they contradict the traditional understanding of the oxidative stress theory of ageing …
as they contradict the traditional understanding of the oxidative stress theory of ageing …
The relationship between individual phenotype and the division of labour in naked mole-rats: it's complicated
Background The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) is among the most social
mammals on the planet, living in eusocial groups of up to 300 individuals that contain a …
mammals on the planet, living in eusocial groups of up to 300 individuals that contain a …
Filling in the holes: The reproductive biology of the understudied Mahali mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus mahali)
DW Hart, K Medger, B Van Jaarsveld… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
African mole-rats have provided great insight into mammalian evolution of sociality and
reproductive strategy. However, some species have not received attention, and these may …
reproductive strategy. However, some species have not received attention, and these may …
The endocrine control of reproductive suppression in an aseasonally breeding social subterranean rodent, the Mahali mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus mahali)
Cooperative behaviour, sociality and reproductive suppression in African mole-rats have
been extensively studied. Nevertheless, endocrine correlates of some species of social mole …
been extensively studied. Nevertheless, endocrine correlates of some species of social mole …
Androgen-mediated maternal effects and trade-offs: postnatal hormone development, growth, and survivorship in wild meerkats
Introduction Mammalian reproductive and somatic development is regulated by steroid
hormones, growth hormone (GH), and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Based largely on …
hormones, growth hormone (GH), and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Based largely on …
Plasma oxidative stress in reproduction of two eusocial African mole-rat species, the naked mole-rat and the Damaraland mole-rat
One of the most prominent life-history trade-offs involves the cost of reproduction. Oxidative
stress has been proposed to be involved in this trade-off and has been associated with …
stress has been proposed to be involved in this trade-off and has been associated with …
A comprehensive profile of reproductive hormones in eusocial Damaraland mole-rats (Fukomys damarensis)
In species where sociality and group cohesion are primarily determined by the maintenance
of a reproductive division of labour and cooperative behaviours, the eusocial Damaraland …
of a reproductive division of labour and cooperative behaviours, the eusocial Damaraland …