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Finn, Kyle T.
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Thorley, Jack
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Bensch, Hanna M.
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dc.contributor.author |
Zottl, Markus
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-11-01T11:50:23Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-11-01T11:50:23Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2022-06-14 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Dispersal from the natal site to breeding sites is a crucial phase in the life history
of animals and can have profound effects on the reproductive ecology and the
structure of animal societies. However, few studies have assessed dispersal dynamics in
subterranean mammals and it is unknown whether dispersal distances are constrained
by living underground. Here we show, in social, subterranean Damaraland mole-rats
(Fukomys damarensis), that a subterranean lifestyle does not preclude long distance
dispersal and that both sexes are capable of successfully dispersing long distances
(>4 km). Body condition did not predict dispersal distance, but dispersers from
larger groups traveled farther than individuals from smaller groups. Subsequently we
show in a phylogenetically controlled comparative analysis of dispersal distances in
subterranean and surface-dwelling rodents that living underground does not constrain
dispersal distances and that dispersal capacity is mainly a consequence of body size in
both lifestyles. |
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dc.description.department |
Zoology and Entomology |
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dc.description.librarian |
dm2022 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, the Mammal Research Institute at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, Vetenskapsrådet and Crafoordska Stiftelsen. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://frontiersin.org/Ecology_and_Evolution |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Finn, K.T., Thorley, J., Bensch, H.M. & Zoettl, M. (2022) Subterranean
Life-Style Does Not Limit Long
Distance Dispersal in African
Mole-Rats. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10:879014.
doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.879014. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2296-701X (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.3389/fevo.2022.879014 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88060 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Frontiers Media S.A. |
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dc.rights |
© 2022 Finn, Thorley, Bensch and Zöttl. This is an open-access article
distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). |
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dc.subject |
Natal dispersal |
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dc.subject |
Ecological constraints |
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dc.subject |
Subterranean |
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dc.subject |
Fossorial |
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dc.subject |
Rodents |
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dc.subject |
Bathyergidae |
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dc.subject |
Cooperative breeder |
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dc.subject |
Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis) |
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dc.title |
Subterranean life-style does not limit long distance dispersal in African mole-rats |
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Article |
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