Subterranean Rodents: News from Underground

Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Subterranean Rodents: News from Underground....Pages 3-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Adaptive Physiological Mechanisms in the Underground Dwellers....Pages 13-19
Microclimate in Burrows of Subterranean Rodents — Revisited....Pages 21-33
New Data on Metabolic Parameters in Subterranean Rodents....Pages 35-47
Skimping as an Adaptive Strategy in Social Fossorial Rodents: The Mole Vole ( Ellobius talpinus ) as an Example....Pages 49-60
The Reproductive Physiology and Endocrinology of the African Mole-rats: with Special Reference to Southern African Mole-rat Species....Pages 61-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Sensory Ecology of Subterranean Rodents....Pages 81-84
Using Odors Underground....Pages 85-96
Acoustics, Audition and Auditory System....Pages 97-111
Acoustic Communication in Subterranean Rodents....Pages 113-127
Visual Systems and the Role of Vision in Subterranean Rodents: Diversity of Retinal Properties and Visual System Designs....Pages 129-160
Magnetic Compass: A Useful Tool Underground....Pages 161-174
Adaptive Neural Organization of Naked Mole-Rat Somatosensation (and Those Similarly Challenged)....Pages 175-193
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
From Natural Histories to Life Histories — A Homage to a Comparative Approach....Pages 197-203
Giant Mole-rats, Fukomys mechowii , 13 Years on the Stage....Pages 205-219
Biology of the Silvery Mole-rat ( Heliophobius argenteocinereus ). Why Study a Neglected Subterranean Rodent Species?....Pages 221-236
The Biology and Ecology of Plateau Zokors ( Eospalax fontanierii )....Pages 237-249
Senescence Patterns in African Mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia)....Pages 251-263
Front Matter....Pages 265-265
The Influence of Subterranean Rodents on the Environment....Pages 267-270
The Influence of Pocket Gophers on the Biotic and Abiotic Environment....Pages 271-286
Front Matter....Pages 265-265
Subterranean Rodents as Pests: The Case of the Pocket Gopher....Pages 287-299
Influence of Plateau Zokors ( Eospalax fontanierii ) on Alpine Meadows....Pages 301-308
Mountain Beaver: A Primitive Fossorial Rodent....Pages 309-321
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Molecular Ecology and Evolution....Pages 325-329
The Multiple Meanings of Inbreeding: The Key to Understanding the Social and Genetic Structure of Subterranean Rodent Populations....Pages 331-340
Behavior, Demography, and Immunogenetic Variation: New Insights from Subterranean Rodents....Pages 341-355
African Mole-rats (Bathyergidae): A Complex Radiation in Tropical Soils....Pages 357-373
Mosaic Evolution of Subterranean Mammals: Tinkering, Regression, Progression, and Global Convergence....Pages 375-388
Back Matter....Pages 389-398