Browsing Veterinary Science by Subject "Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis)"

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Evidence for contrasting roles for prolactin in eusocial naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber and Damaraland mole-rats, Fukomys damarensis

Bennett, Nigel Charles; Ganswindt, Andre; Ganswindt, Stefanie Birgit; Jarvis, J.U.M.; Zoettl, M.; Faulkes, Christopher G. (The Royal Society, 2018-05)

Elevated prolactin (PRL) has been associated with the expression of social and cooperative behaviours in a number of vertebrate species, as well as suppression of reproduction. As social mole-rats exhibit both of these ...
Non-invasive assessment of glucocorticoid and androgen metabolite levels in cooperatively breeding Damaraland mole-rats (Fukomys damarensis)

Medger, Katarina; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Lutermann, Heike; Ganswindt, Andre (Elsevier, 2018-09)

Dominant females of cooperative breeding species often use aggression to suppress reproduction of subordinate females, resulting in subordinates experiencing stress-related increases in glucocorticoid levels, which may ...

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