Bite force is an ecologically relevant performance trait that has been measured to better
understand the adaptations to diet and habitat use. Moreover, bite force is relevant in …

The evolution of species is governed by complex phenomena in which biological and
environmental features may interact dynamically. Subterranean mammals dig tunnels …

Among burrowing rodents, forelimb morphology frequently shares an intricate relationship
with soil substrates. Soils vary widely in texture and density, leading to differences in friability …

The burrowing adaptations of the appendicular system of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae)
have been comparatively less investigated than their cranial adaptations. Because …

Life underground has constrained the evolution of subterranean mammals to maximize
digging performance. However, the mechanisms modulating morphological change and …

The scratch‐digging Cape dune mole‐rat (Bathyergus suillus), and the chisel‐toothed
digging naked mole‐rat (Heterocephalus glaber) are African mole‐rats that differ in their …

Independent origins of similar phenotypes are ubiquitous to the evolutionary process and
evoke strong and recurrent environmental associations. Snakelike lizards evolved multiple …

Bathyergus suillus (Cape dune mole‐rat) and Heterocephalus glaber (naked mole‐rat) are
two species of subterranean burrowing rodents. Bathyergus suillus occurs in soft sandy soils …

The genus Ctenomys is one of the most specious among the subterraneous rodent genera.
The most recent revision lists 65 species. Regarding speciation models, it has always been …

Ctenomys paramilloensis Roig et al.(1975. Ctenomys paramilloensis, una nueva especie de
tucu-tuco de la Sierra de Uspallata, provincia de Mendoza (Rodentia, Octodontidae). In …