The energetics of sociality in the molerats (Bathyergidae)
| dc.contributor.advisor | Lauw, Gideon | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lovegrove, Barry Gordon | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-22T13:33:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-22T13:33:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1987 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-09-22T13:32:39Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Primarily, this thesis attempts to resolve the debate concerning the factors selecting for the characteristic physiological traits of subterranean rodents. It also isolates the the probable causes of eusociality within the molerats (Bathyergidae). The bathyergids display the widest range of sociality of all mammals, from strictly solitary genera (Bathyergus, Georychus, Heliophobius), to social and eusocial genera (Cryptomys and Heterocephalus). Sufficient ecological data on key species (e.g., Cryptomys damarensis) were obtained to confirm trends in resource distributions associated with an aridity gradient and increasing sociality. This included data on resource characteristics, seasonal soil and burrow temperature regimes, burrow structures, colony structures, and the activity patterns of C. damarensis. Thermoregulation, including measurements of body temperature (Tb) and resting metabolic rates (RMR), was investigated for Bathyergus, Cryptomys, and Georychus, and compared with data from other workers obtained for Heterocephalus and Heliophobius. The cost of burrowing was measured for C. damarensis and H. glaber | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Lovegrove, B. G. (1987). <i>The energetics of sociality in the molerats (Bathyergidae)</i>. (). ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38834 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Lovegrove, Barry Gordon. <i>"The energetics of sociality in the molerats (Bathyergidae)."</i> ., ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38834 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lovegrove, B.G. 1987. The energetics of sociality in the molerats (Bathyergidae). . ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38834 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Doctoral Thesis AU - Lovegrove, Barry Gordon AB - Primarily, this thesis attempts to resolve the debate concerning the factors selecting for the characteristic physiological traits of subterranean rodents. It also isolates the the probable causes of eusociality within the molerats (Bathyergidae). The bathyergids display the widest range of sociality of all mammals, from strictly solitary genera (Bathyergus, Georychus, Heliophobius), to social and eusocial genera (Cryptomys and Heterocephalus). Sufficient ecological data on key species (e.g., Cryptomys damarensis) were obtained to confirm trends in resource distributions associated with an aridity gradient and increasing sociality. This included data on resource characteristics, seasonal soil and burrow temperature regimes, burrow structures, colony structures, and the activity patterns of C. damarensis. Thermoregulation, including measurements of body temperature (Tb) and resting metabolic rates (RMR), was investigated for Bathyergus, Cryptomys, and Georychus, and compared with data from other workers obtained for Heterocephalus and Heliophobius. The cost of burrowing was measured for C. damarensis and H. glaber DA - 1987 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Bathyergidae LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 1987 T1 - The energetics of sociality in the molerats (Bathyergidae) TI - The energetics of sociality in the molerats (Bathyergidae) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38834 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38834 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Lovegrove BG. The energetics of sociality in the molerats (Bathyergidae). []. ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1987 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38834 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Biological Sciences | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Science | |
| dc.subject | Bathyergidae | |
| dc.title | The energetics of sociality in the molerats (Bathyergidae) | |
| dc.type | Doctoral Thesis | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Doctoral | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | PhD |