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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

1. Longitudinal differences in15N between mothers and offspring during and after weaning in a small cooperative mammal, the meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
   Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, vol. 21, no. 12, pp. 1889–1892, 2007
2. Dissection of a Y-autosome translocation in Cryptomys hottentotus (Rodentia, Bathyergidae) and implications for the evolution of a meiotic sex chromosome chain
   Chromosoma, 2007
3. Energetic costs of parasitism in the Cape ground squirrel Xerus inauris
   Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 274, no. 1622, pp. 2169–2177, 2007
4. Pituitary luteinizing hormone responses to single doses of exogenous GnRH in female social Cape ground squirrels exhibiting low reproductive skew
   Journal of Zoology, vol. 273, no. 1, pp. 8–13, 2007
5. LH responses to single doses of exogenous GnRH in the Cape mole rat (Georychus capensis): the pituitary potential for opportunistic breeding
   Journal of Zoology, vol. 271, no. 2, pp. 198–202, 2007
6. Soil properties and the distribution of the endangered Juliana's golden mole
   Journal of Zoology, vol. 0, no. 0, pp. 070824081249004–???, 2007
7. CRANIOMETRIC SEXUAL DIMORPHISM AND AGE VARIATION IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAPE DUNE MOLE-RAT (BATHYERGUS SUILLUS)
   Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 88, no. 3, p. 657, 2007
8. An assessment of behavioural dominance in a social subterranean rodent, Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae, using the cardinal dominance index method
   African Zoology, vol. 42, no. 2, p. 187, 2007
9. ARE CAPE GROUND SQUIRRELS (XERUS INAURIS) INDUCED OR SPONTANEOUS OVULATORS?
   Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 87, no. 1, p. 60, 2006
10. REPRODUCTIVE SEASONALITY IN AETHOMYS NAMAQUENSIS (RODENTIA: MURIDAE) FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA
    Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 87, no. 1, p. 67, 2006
11. IS THE CAPE DUNE MOLE-RAT, BATHYERGUS SUILLUS (RODENTIA: BATHYERGIDAE), A SEASONAL OR ASEASONAL BREEDER?
    Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 87, no. 6, p. 1078, 2006
12. Huddling in groups leads to daily energy savings in free-living African Four-Striped Grass Mice, Rhabdomys pumilio
    Functional Ecology, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 166–173, 2006
13. Stress and the suppression of subordinate reproduction in cooperatively breeding meerkats
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 103, no. 32, pp. 12005–12010, 2006
14. Reproductive photoresponsiveness in Aethomys ineptus and A. namaquensis (Rodentia: Muridae) from southern Africa
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 268, no. 3, pp. 225–231, 2006
15. Reproductive seasonality in the Tete veld rat (Aethomys ineptus) (Rodentia: Muridae) from southern Africa
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 270, no. 2, pp. 314–322, 2006
16. Penile morphology of African mole rats (Bathyergidae): structural modification in relation to mode of ovulation and degree of sociality
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 270, no. 2, pp. 323–329, 2006
17. Burrow architecture and burrowing dynamics of the endangered Namaqua dune mole rat (Bathyergus janetta) (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 270, no. 3, pp. 420–428, 2006
18. Energetics reveals physiologically distinct castes in a eusocial mammal
    Nature, vol. 440, no. 7085, Article ID nature04578, 2 pages, 2006
19. Intrasexual competition and sexual selection in cooperative mammals
    Nature, vol. 444, no. 7122, Article ID nature05386, 3 pages, 2006
20. Circadian rhythms of locomotor activity in the Lesotho mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus subspecies from Sani Pass, South Africa
    Physiology & Behavior, vol. 89, no. 2, pp. 205–212, 2006
21. Mole-rats from higher altitudes have greater thermoregulatory capabilities
    Physiology & Behavior, vol. 89, no. 5, pp. 750–754, 2006
22. Size matters: genital allometry in an African mole-rat (Family: Bathyergidae)
    Evolutionary Ecology, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 201–213, 2006
23. Do dispersing non-reproductive female Damaraland mole-rats, Cryptomys damarensis (Rodentia: Bathyergidae) exhibit spontaneous or induced ovulation?
    Physiology & Behavior, vol. 87, no. 1, pp. 88–94, 2006
24. Reproductive suppression in subordinate female highveld mole-rats (Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae): No role for endogenous opioid peptides
    Physiology & Behavior, vol. 87, no. 5, pp. 897–902, 2006
25. Does altitudinal difference modulate the respiratory properties in subterranean rodents' (Cryptomys hottentotus mahali) blood?
    Physiology & Behavior, vol. 88, no. 1-2, pp. 77–81, 2006
26. The pituitary potential for opportunistic breeding in the Cape dune mole-rat, Bathyergus suillus
    Physiology & Behavior, vol. 88, no. 4-5, pp. 615–619, 2006
27. Light-induced Fos expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the four-striped field mouse, Rhabdomys pumilio: A southern African diurnal rodent
    Brain Research Bulletin, vol. 70, no. 4-6, pp. 270–277, 2006
28. Ultraviolet signals ultra-aggression in a lizard
    Animal Behaviour, vol. 72, no. 2, pp. 353–363, 2006
29. Complex evolution of X and Y autosomal translocations in the giant mole-rat, Cryptomys mechowi (Bathyergidae)
    Chromosome Research, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 681–691, 2006
30. Circadian rhythm of locomotor activity in the four-striped field mouse, Rhabdomys pumilio: A diurnal African rodent
    Physiology & Behavior, vol. 85, no. 3, pp. 231–239, 2005
31. Seasonal energetics of the Hottentot golden mole at 1500 m altitude
    Physiology & Behavior, vol. 84, no. 5, pp. 739–745, 2005
32. Circadian rhythms of locomotor activity in the subterranean Mashona mole rat, Cryptomys darlingi
    Physiology & Behavior, vol. 84, no. 2, pp. 181–191, 2005
33. Melatonin secretion in the Mashona mole-rat, Cryptomys darlingi—influence of light on rhythmicity
    Physiology & Behavior, vol. 83, no. 5, pp. 689–697, 2005
34. Fos expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus in response to light stimulation in a solitary and social species of African mole-rat (family Bathyergidae)
    Neuroscience, vol. 133, no. 2, pp. 555–560, 2005
35. Relations between social status and the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone system in females of two cooperatively breeding species of African mole-rats,Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus andCryptomys hottentotus pretoriae: Neuroanatomical and neuroendocrinological studies
    The Journal of Comparative Neurology, vol. 494, no. 2, pp. 303–313, 2005
36. Do solitary, seismic signalling Cape mole-rats ( Georychus capensis ) demonstrate spontaneous or induced ovulation?
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 267, no. 01, p. 75, 2005
37. IS THE NATAL MOLE-RAT (CRYPTOMYS HOTTENTOTUS NATALENSIS) A SPONTANEOUS OR INDUCED OVULATOR?
    Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 86, no. 1, p. 1, 2005
38. Characterization of Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Precursor cDNA in the Old World Mole-Rat Cryptomys Hottentotus Pretoriae: High Degree of Identity with the New World Guinea Pig Sequence
    Journal of Neuroendocrinology, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 265–268, 2005
39. The energy costs of sexual dimorphism in mole-rats are morphological not behavioural
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 273, no. 1582, pp. 57–63, 2005
40. RELATIVE AGE AND REPRODUCTIVE STATUS IN CRYPTOMYS HOTTENTOTUS PRETORIAE (RODENTIA: BATHYERGIDAE) FROM SOUTH AFRICA
    Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 85, no. 6, p. 1225, 2004
41. Phylogeographical patterns of genetic divergence and speciation in African mole-rats (Family: Bathyergidae)
    Molecular Ecology, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 613–629, 2004
42. Molecular insight into patterns of colony composition and paternity in the common mole-rat Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus
    Molecular Ecology, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 1217–1229, 2004
43. Colony structure and parentage in wild colonies of co-operatively breeding Damaraland mole-rats suggest incest avoidance alone may not maintain reproductive skew
    Molecular Ecology, vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 2371–2379, 2004
44. Hormonal correlates of dominance in meerkats (Suricata suricatta)
    Hormones and Behavior, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 141–150, 2004
45. The chronobiology of the Natal mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis
    Physiology & Behavior, vol. 82, no. 2-3, pp. 563–569, 2004
46. Tolerance to unfamiliar conspecifics varies with social organization in female African mole-rats
    Physiology & Behavior, vol. 82, no. 2-3, pp. 555–562, 2004
47. Foraging in the subterranean social highveld mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae): an investigation into mass-dependent geophyte use and foraging patterns
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 260, no. 3, pp. 219–225, 2003
48. Organization of the circadian system in the subterranean mole rat, Cryptomys hottentotus (Bathyergidae)
    Brain Research, vol. 967, no. 1-2, pp. 48–62, 2003
49. Melatonin secretion in a strictly subterranean mammal, the Damaraland mole-rat (Cryptomys damarensis)
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 261, no. 3, pp. 313–319, 2003
50. Foraging in the subterranean social Damaraland mole-rat, Cryptomys damarensis: an investigation into size-dependent geophyte utilization and foraging patterns
    Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 81, no. 4, pp. 743–752, 2003
51. Circadian Rhythms of Locomotor Activity in Solitary and Social Species of African Mole-Rats (Family: Bathyergidae)
    Journal of Biological Rhythms, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 481–490, 2003
52. Seasonal reproduction in the highveld mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
    Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 80, no. 5, pp. 810–820, 2002
53. Eusociality in African mole-rats: new insights from patterns of genetic relatedness in the Damaraland mole-rat ( Cryptomys damarensis )
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 269, no. 1495, pp. 1025–1030, 2002
54. Fractal dimension of African mole-rat burrows
    Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 80, no. 3, pp. 436–441, 2002
55. Burrow Use and the Influence of Ectoparasites in Brants' Whistling Rat Parotomys brantsii
    Ethology, vol. 108, no. 6, pp. 557–564, 2002
56. Alternative refuge strategies and their relation to thermophysiology in two sympatric rodents, Parotomys brantsii and Otomys unisulcatus
    Journal of Arid Environments, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 21–34, 2002
57. Social Suppression in Nonreproductive Female Damaraland Mole-rats, Cryptomys damarensis: No Apparent Role for Endogenous Opioid Peptides
    Hormones and Behavior, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 115–125, 2002
58. Simple roost nests confer large energetic savings for sparrow-weavers
    Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, vol. 172, no. 2, pp. 137–143, 2002
59. Environmental conditions in burrows of two species of African mole-rat, Georhychus capensis and Cryptomys damarensis
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 254, no. 1, pp. 101–107, 2001
60. Recrudescence of sexual activity in a colony of the Mashona mole-rat (Cryptomys darlingi): an apparent case of incest avoidance
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 254, no. 2, pp. 163–175, 2001
61. Family values: group dynamics and social control of reproduction in African mole-rats
    Trends in Ecology & Evolution, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 184–190, 2001
62. Reproductive suppression in female Damaraland mole-rats Cryptomys damarensis : dominant control or self-restraint?
    Proceedings: Biological Sciences, vol. 268, no. 1470, pp. 899–909, 2001
63. Reproductive suppression and pituitary sensitivity to exogenous GnRH in the highveld mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae)
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 254, no. 2, pp. 177–184, 2001
64. Inbreeding avoidance and reproductive skew in a cooperative mammal
    Proceedings: Biological Sciences, vol. 267, no. 1445, pp. 801–806, 2000
65. Comparative patterns of philopatry and dispersal in two common mole-rat populations: implications for the evolution of mole-rat sociality
    Journal of Animal Ecology, vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 224–234, 2000
66. Causes and consequences of incest avoidance in the cooperatively breeding mole-rat, Cryptomys darlingi (Bathyergidae)
    Ecology Letters, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 318–328, 2000
67. Circulating LH Levels and the Response to Exogenous GnRH in the Common Mole-Rat: Implications for Reproductive Regulation in This Social, Seasonal Breeding Species
    Hormones and Behavior, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 221–228, 2000
68. A comparison of the ecology of two populations of the common mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus : the effect of aridity on food, foraging and body mass
    Oecologia, vol. 125, no. 3, pp. 341–349, 2000
69. Pituitary sensitivity to exogenous GnRH in giant Zambian mole-rats, Cryptomys mechowi (Rodentia: Bathyergidae): support for the ‘socially induced infertility continuum’
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 252, no. 4, pp. 447–452, 2000
70. Reproductive suppression and inbreeding avoidance in wild populations of co-operatively breeding meerkats ( Suricata suricatta )
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 471–477, 2000
71. Is the highveld mole-rat Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae (Rodentia: Bathyergidae) an induced or spontaneous ovulator?
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 263, no. 2, pp. 159–165, 1999
72. A field assessment of reproductive seasonality in the threatened wild Namaqua dune mole-rat (Bathyergus janetta)
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 263, no. 3, pp. 259–268, 1999
73. Is the distribution of the arid-occurring otomyine rodents of southern Africa related to physiological adaptation or refuge type?
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 264, no. 1, pp. 1–10, 1999
74. Food availability and foraging by wild colonies of Damaraland mole-rats ( Cryptomys damarensis ): implications for sociality
    Oecologia, vol. 113, no. 2, pp. 290–298, 1998
75. LH responses to single doses of exogenous GnRH by social Mashona mole-rats: a continuum of socially induced infertility in the family Bathyergidae
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 264, no. 1384, pp. 1001–1006, 1997
76. Reproductive Suppression in Subordinate, Non-Breeding Female Damaraland Mole-Rats: Two Components to a Lifetime of Socially Induced Infertility
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 263, no. 1376, pp. 1599–1603, 1996
77. Mammalian eusociality: a family affair
    Trends in Ecology & Evolution, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 47–51, 1994
78. Arctic and alpine biodiversity: patterns, causes and ecosystem consequences
    Trends in Ecology & Evolution, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 45–47, 1994
79. Thermoregulation in three species of Afrotropical subterranean mole-rats (Rodentia: Bathyergidae) from Zambia and Angola and scaling within the genus Cryptomys
    Oecologia, vol. 97, no. 2, pp. 222–227, 1994
80. Eusociality has evolved independently in two genera of bathyergid mole-rats — but occurs in no other subterranean mammal
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 253–260, 1993
81. The Social Structure and Reproductive Biology of Colonies of the Mole-Rat, Cryptomys damarensis (Rodentia, Bathyergidae)
    Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 69, no. 2, p. 293, 1988