Author:
Lacey EA,Patton JL,Cameron GN
Abstract
SUBTERRANEAN rodents are intriguing subjects
for research. On the one hand they display extreme
variability in social organisation and life history, and
exhibit a range of unique adaptations in morphology
and physiology that allow exploitation of different
habitats. On the other hand, field studies of
subterranean rodents are exceptionally challenging as
the animals are seldom observed. Subterranean
rodents are also widely distributed, occurring on all
continents except Australia and Antarctica. Life
underground: The biology of subterranean rodents
provides an excellent summary of what we know
(and what we do not know) about this cryptic group
of mammals, and also succeeds in conveying the joys
and frustrations of studying them.
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics