Abstract:
:Searching for food by extensive digging is one of the most important aspects of life of subterranean rodents. We studied the effect of extrinsic (substrate quality) and intrinsic factors (sex and body mass) upon the cost of burrowing, expressed as digging metabolic rate (DMR) in two African mole-rat species (Bathyergidae, Rodentia) with distinct social structures. The sexually dimorphic giant mole-rat (Fukomys mechowii) is a highly social species, whereas the almost monomorphic silvery mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus) is a solitary bathyergid. Burrowing in F. mechowii was more costly (DMR was greater) than in H. argenteocinereus, but there was no difference in burrowing speed between both species. DMR within a particular species was dependent upon body mass, but independent of sex. Different substrate quality had no effect upon DMR in either species, yet it affected burrowing speed. We conclude that less effective digging in F. mechowii can be compensated by the joint workforce of other family members. Alternatively, H. argenteocinereus, being a more effective digger, can afford a solitary way of life.
journal_name
Physiol Behavjournal_title
Physiology & behaviorauthors
Zelová J,Sumbera R,Okrouhlík J,Burda Hdoi
10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.10.007subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-01-12 00:00:00pages
54-8issue
1eissn
0031-9384issn
1873-507Xpii
S0031-9384(09)00326-6journal_volume
99pub_type
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