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Sociality in the common mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus : the effects of aridity

This study addresses the extrinsic factors which have shaped the evolution and maintenance of sociality in the African mole-rats. Specifically, the common mole-rat was used as a model to assess the Aridity Food-Distribution Hypothesis (AFDH), as an explanation for the evolution of bathyergid sociali...

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Main Author: Spinks, Andrew Charles
Other Authors: Jarvis, Jennifer UM
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Biological Sciences 2017
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