The Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Paul W. Sherman
Edited by Jennifer U.M. Jarvis
Edited by Richard D. Alexander
SeriesMonographs in Behavior and Ecology
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:536
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178
Category/GenreMammals
ISBN/Barcode 9780691628868
ClassificationsDewey:599.35
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 21 March 2017
Publication Country United States

Description

This volume brings together more than a decade of information collected in the field and lab on the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), a northeast African mammal unique for its physical characteristics and eusociality. Nearly blind and virtually hairless, naked mole-rats inhabit large subterranean colonies in which only one female and her one

Reviews

"This excellent and eagerly awaited book provides a gold-mine of fact and theory on which to base the discussions it will surely stimulate."--Nature "This is a book to ponder and provoke, and it is also a book to create a sense of wonder... overwhelmingly good."--BioScience