African Mole-Rats: Ecology and Eusociality

Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction to the Bathyergidae 2. The subterranean niche 3. The food resource of African Mole-Rats 4. Social organisation in African Mole-Rats 5. Life history patterns and reproductive biology 6. Social suppression of reproduction in African Mole-Rats 7. The genetic structure of Mole-Rat populations 8. The evolution of sociality on African Mole-Rats References Index.