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The Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat
Paul W. Sherman (Ed.)
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Description for The Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat
Paperback. Editor(s): Sherman, Paul W.; Jarvis, Jennifer U.M.; Alexander, Richard D. Series: Monographs in Behavior and Ecology. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
This volume brings together more than a decade of information collected in the field and lab on the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), a northeast African mammal unique for its physical characteristics and eusociality. Nearly blind and virtually hairless, naked mole-rats inhabit large subterranean colonies in which only one female and her one to three mates conceive offspring, while the young from previous litters maintain and defend the group as do workers in colonies of the social insects. In this first major treatise on naked mole-rats an international group of researchers covers such topics as the evolution of eusociality, phylogeny and ... Read more
This volume brings together more than a decade of information collected in the field and lab on the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), a northeast African mammal unique for its physical characteristics and eusociality. Nearly blind and virtually hairless, naked mole-rats inhabit large subterranean colonies in which only one female and her one to three mates conceive offspring, while the young from previous litters maintain and defend the group as do workers in colonies of the social insects. In this first major treatise on naked mole-rats an international group of researchers covers such topics as the evolution of eusociality, phylogeny and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Series
Monographs in Behavior and Ecology
Number of Pages
536
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691601069
SKU
V9780691601069
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Reviews for The Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat
"This excellent and eagerly awaited book provides a gold-mine of fact and theory on which to base the discussions it will surely stimulate."
Nature "This is a book to ponder and provoke, and it is also a book to create a sense of wonder... overwhelmingly good."
BioScience
Nature "This is a book to ponder and provoke, and it is also a book to create a sense of wonder... overwhelmingly good."
BioScience