Jennifer UM Jarvis, M. Justin O'Riain, Nigel C. Bennett and Paul W. Sherman hen the term
eusocial-W ity was first defined', it referred to societies of hymenopteran and isopteran …

African mole-rats are a unique taxon of subterranean rodents that range in sociality from
solitary-dwelling species to two" eusocial" species, the Damaraland mole-rat and the naked …

Zoogeographical effects on the basal metabolic rate (BMR) of 487 mammal species were
analyzed using conventional and phylogenetically independent ANCOVA. Minimal BMR …

The influence of climate (mean annual rainfall, rainfall variability, ambient temperature, T a)
on the basal metabolic rate (BMR) of 267 small mammals (< 1 kg) from six zoogeographical …

Many mammals like to dig in the dirt, but few call it home. Those that do, such as mole-rats,
zokors, and tuco-tucos, have developed novel adaptations to their subterranean life …

Trait databases have become important resources for large-scale comparative studies in
ecology and evolution. Here we introduce the AnimalTraits database, a curated database of …

The cost of burrowing (oxygen consumption) was compared between two social mole rats,
Cryptomys damarensis and Heterocephalus glaber, in damp and dry sand. Cryptomys …

The subterranean-dwelling naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) is an extremophilic
rodent, able to thrive in the harsh underground conditions of sub-Saharan Northeast Africa …

Along with reproduction, balancing energy expenditure with the limits of resource acquisition
is essential for both a species and a population to survive. But energy is a limited resource …

The reptilian form of hibernation (brumation) is much less studied than its mammalian and
insect equivalents. Hibernation and brumation share some basic features but may differ in …