The effects of soil compactness on the burrowing performance of sympatric eastern and hairy‐tailed moles

Burrowing is an energetically costly form of locomotion that has evolved multiple times in mammals. Burrowing performance is associated with varying degrees of morphological specialization and is also affected by the characteristics of the substrate that animals burrow in. Moles (Talpidae) are well...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of zoology (1987) 2017-04, Vol.301 (4), p.310-319
Hauptverfasser:	Lin, Y.‐F., Chappuis, A., Rice, S., Dumont, E. R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	behavioral flexibility burrowing behavior fossorial mole Parascalops breweri Scalopus aquaticus soil properties sympatric Talpidae
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