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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Energetics in a solitary subterranean rodent, the silvery mole-rat, Heliophobius argenteocinereus, and allometry of RMR in African mole-rats (Bathyergidae)
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 147, no. 2, pp. 412–419, 2007
  2. The magnetic compass mechanisms of birds and rodents are based on different physical principles
    Journal of The Royal Society Interface, vol. 3, no. 9, pp. 583–587, 2006
  3. Living in a “stethoscope”: burrow-acoustics promote auditory specializations in subterranean rodents
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 94, no. 2, pp. 134–138, 2006
  4. Acoustic communication and burrow acoustics are reflected in the ear morphology of the coruro (Spalacopus cyanus, Octodontidae), a social fossorial rodent
    Journal of Morphology, vol. 267, no. 3, pp. 382–390, 2006
  5. Sexual activity and reproduction delay ageing in a mammal
    Current Biology, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. R117–R118, 2006
  6. Ear and eye in subterranean mole-rats, Fukomys anselli (Bathyergidae) and Spalax ehrenbergi (Spalacidae): progressive specialisation or regressive degeneration?
    Animal Biology, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 475–486, 2006
  7. Light perception in ‘blind’ subterranean Zambian mole-rats
    Animal Behaviour, vol. 72, no. 5, pp. 1021–1024, 2006
  8. Magnetic compass in the cornea: local anaesthesia impairs orientation in a mammal
    Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 209, no. 23, pp. 4747–4750, 2006
  9. Towards the neural basis of magnetoreception: a neuroanatomical approach
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 92, no. 8, pp. 399–399, 2005
  10. Towards the neural basis of magnetoreception: a neuroanatomical approach
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 92, no. 4, pp. 151–157, 2005
  11. Hearing in coruros (Spalacopus cyanus): special audiogram features of a subterranean rodent
    Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2004
  12. Functional morphology of the ear in fossorial rodents,Microtus arvalis andArvicola terrestris
    Journal of Morphology, vol. 262, no. 3, pp. 770–779, 2004
  13. Molecular phylogenetics and taxonomy of the African mole-rats, genus Cryptomys and the new genus Coetomys Gray, 1864
    Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 997–1014, 2004
  14. Unusual cone and rod properties in subterranean African mole-rats (Rodentia, Bathyergidae)
    European Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 1545–1558, 2004
  15. Subcortical visual system of the African mole-rat Cryptomys anselli: to see or not to see?
    European Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 757–768, 2004
  16. REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF A SOLITARY SUBTERRANEAN BATHYERGID RODENT, THE SILVERY MOLE-RAT (HELIOPHOBIUS ARGENTEOCINEREUS)
    Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 84, no. 1, p. 278, 2003
  17. Silvery mole-rats (Heliophobius argenteocinereus, Bathyergidae) change their burrow architecture seasonally
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 90, no. 8, pp. 370–373, 2003
  18. Odours underground: subterranean rodents may not forage "blindly"
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 53–58, 2002
  19. ACTIVITY PATTERNS IN A SUBTERRANEAN SOCIAL RODENT, SPALACOPUS CYANUS (OCTODONTIDAE)
    Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 83, no. 1, p. 153, 2002
  20. INDIVIDUAL ODOR SIMILARITIES WITHIN COLONIES AND ACROSS SPECIES OF CRYPTOMYS MOLE RATS
    Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 83, no. 2, p. 569, 2002
  21. NATURAL HISTORY OF THE GIANT MOLE-RAT, CRYPTOMYS MECHOWI (RODENTIA: BATHYERGIDAE), FROM ZAMBIA
    Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 82, no. 4, p. 1003, 2001
  22. Neuroanatomy of Magnetoreception: The Superior Colliculus Involved in Magnetic Orientation in a Mammal
    Science, vol. 294, no. 5541, pp. 366–368, 2001
  23. Visual System Labeled by c-Fos Immunohistochemistry after Light Exposure in the ‘Blind’ Subterranean Zambian Mole-Rat (Cryptomys anselli)
    Brain, Behavior and Evolution, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 209–220, 2000
  24. Are naked and common mole-rats eusocial and if so, why?
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 47, no. 5, pp. 293–303, 2000
  25. How to eat a carrot? Convergence in the feeding behavior of subterranean rodents
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 86, no. 7, pp. 325–327, 1999
  26. Microclimatic stability in burrows of an Afrotropical solitary bathyergid rodent, the silvery mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus)
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 263, no. 4, pp. 409–416, 1999
  27. Chromosomal diversity in mole-rats of the genus Cryptomys (Rodentia: Bathyergidae) from the Zambezian region: with descriptions of new karyotypes
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 264, no. 3, pp. 317–326, 1999
  28. Reproduction, Postnatal Development, and Growth of Social Coruros, Spalacopus cyanus (Rodentia: Octodontidae), from Chile
    Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 80, no. 1, p. 210, 1999
  29. Ovarian growth and folliculogenesis in breeding and nonbreeding females of a social rodent, the Zambian common mole-rat,Cryptomys sp.
    Journal of Morphology, vol. 237, no. 1, pp. 33–41, 1998
  30. Unilateral absence of the terminal nerve and distribution of gonadotropin-releasing hormone immunoreactive neurons in the brain of the common mole-rat (Cryptomys, Rodentia)
    Brain Research, vol. 813, no. 2, pp. 229–240, 1998
  31. Evolution of social behaviour in bathyergids and spalacids followed different paths: a reply of H. Burda to reply of G. Ganem
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 369–370, 1998
  32. A Magnetic Polarity Compass for Direction Finding in a Subterranean Mammal
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 84, no. 9, pp. 421–423, 1997
  33. Adaptive differentiations of the skin of the head in a subterranean rodent,Spalax ehrenbergi
    Journal of Morphology, vol. 233, no. 1, pp. 53–66, 1997
  34. Convergent evolution of the vestibular organ in the subterranean mole-rats,Cryptomys andSpalax, as compared with the aboveground rat,Rattus
    Journal of Morphology, vol. 224, no. 3, pp. 303–311, 1995
  35. Individual recognition and incest avoidance in eusocial common mole-rats rather than reproductive suppression by parents
    Experientia, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 411–413, 1995
  36. Functional allometry of the semicircular ducts in subterranean mole-ratsCryptomys (Bathyergidae, rodentia)
    The Anatomical Record, vol. 240, no. 2, pp. 286–289, 1994
  37. Structure and function of the cochlea in the African mole rat (Cryptomys hottentotus): evidence for a low frequency acoustic fovea
    Journal of Comparative Physiology A, vol. 171, no. 4, 1992
  38. The ear in subterranean insectivora and rodentia in comparison with ground-dwelling representatives. I. Sound conducting system of the middle ear
    Journal of Morphology, vol. 214, no. 1, pp. 49–61, 1992
  39. Middle ear and cochlear receptors in the subterranean mole-rat, Spalax ehrenbergi
    Hearing Research, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 225–230, 1989
  40. Effect of ascorbic acid on the numerical hair cell loss in noise exposed guinea pigs
    Hearing Research, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 137–140, 1988
  41. The receptor and neuron distribution in the cochlea of the bat, Taphozous kachhensis
    Hearing Research, vol. 32, no. 2-3, pp. 131–135, 1988
  42. Postnatal development of the organ of Corti in the wild house mouse, laboratory mouse, and their hybrid
    Hearing Research, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 97–105, 1988
  43. Cochlea in old world mice and rats (Muridae)
    Journal of Morphology, vol. 198, no. 3, pp. 269–285, 1988
  44. Vacuolar degeneration of the cochlea in young rats
    Journal of Comparative Pathology, vol. 97, no. 1, pp. 91–94, 1987
  45. Inner ear structure in the deaf and normally hearing Dalmatian dog
    Journal of Comparative Pathology, vol. 95, no. 2, pp. 295–299, 1985
  46. Qualitative assessment of postnatal maturation of the organ of Corti in two rat strains
    Hearing Research, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 201–208, 1985
  47. Involution of the auditory neuro-epithelium in a tiger (Panthera tigris) and a jaguar (Panthera onca)
    Journal of Comparative Pathology, vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 153–157, 1984
  48. Guinea pig cochlear hair cell density; its relation to frequency discrimination
    Hearing Research, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 315–317, 1984
  49. Cochlear hair-cell populations and limits of resolution of hearing in two vespertilionid bats,Nyctalus noctula andEptesicus serotinus
    Journal of Morphology, vol. 176, no. 2, pp. 221–224, 1983
  50. Correlation between the hair cell density and the auditory threshold in the white rat
    Hearing Research, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 91–93, 1980