Many mammals like to dig in the dirt, but few call it home. Those that do, such as mole-rats, zokors, and tuco-tucos, have developed novel adaptations to their

Subterranean Rodents presents achievements from recent years of research on these rodents, divided into five sections: ecophysiology; sensory ecology; life hist

Subterranean life exists within an extraordinary environment and has evolved among different groups of mammals all over the globe. With relatively constant temp

This volume, first published in 2000, explores the range of social systems in this fascinating group to understand how complex social systems evolved.

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