Browsing Research Articles (Zoology and Entomology) by Subject "Tachyoryctes splendens"

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Pattern of ovulation in the East African root rat (Tachyoryctes splendens) from Tanzania : induced or spontaneous ovulator?

Katandukila, Jestina V.; Bennett, Nigel Charles (NRC Research Press, 2016)

The East African root rat, Tachyoryctes splendens is a solitary dwelling subterranean rodent that exhibits a marked seasonal reproduction linked to the bimodal rainfall pattern of East Africa. The current study set out ...
Reproduction in the East African root rat (Tachyoryctes splendens ; Rodentia : Spalacidae) from Tanzania : the importance of rainfall

Katandukila, Jestina V.; Faulkes, Christopher G.; Chimimba, Christian Timothy; Bennett, Nigel Charles (2013-12)

The East African root rat, Tachyoryctes splendens (Rüppell, 1835) is a solitary subterranean rodent mole. The present study investigated breeding patterns in both sexes of T. splendens from data collected at monthly ...
Sweeping the house clean : burrow architecture and seasonal digging activity in the East African root rat from Tanzania

Katandukila, Jestina V.; Chimimba, Christian Timothy; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Makundi, R.H.; Le Comber, S.C.; Faulkes, Christopher G. (Wiley, 2014-08)

We investigated changes in burrow architecture and fractal dimension across seasons and between the sexes in the solitary East African root rat Tachyoryctes splendens over an entire calendar year. The basic burrow system ...

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