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Emmonsiosis of subterranean rodents (Bathyergidae, Spalacidae) in Africa and Israel by Hubálek, Z., Burda, H., Scharff, A., Heth, G., Nevo, E., Šumbera, R., Peško, J., Zima, J.

“…The presence of adiaspores of the fungal genus Emmonsia was examined in the lungs of 85 mole rats representing 3 subterranean genera: blind mole rats (Spalax…”
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Seismic Communication in a Blind Subterranean Mammal: A Major Somatosensory Mechanism in Adaptive Evolution Underground by Nevo, Eviatar, Heth, Giora, Pratt, Hillel

“…Seismic communication, through low-frequency and patterned substrate-borne vibrations that are generated by head thumping, and which travel long distances…”
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Do Spalax ehrenbergi blind mole rats use food odours in searching for and selecting food? by Heth, G., Todrank, J., Nevo, E.

“…This laboratory study examined responses of Israeli blind subterranean mole rats (of the Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies) to food odours (Narcissus tazetta and…”
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Foraging Strategy in a Subterranean Rodent, Spalax ehrenbergi: A Test Case for Optimal Foraging Theory by G. Heth, E. M. Golenberg, Nevo, E.

“…The foraging behavior of the subterranean mole rat Spalax ehrenbergi (Rodentia, Spalacidae) was tested according to the framework of optimal foraging theory…”
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Photoperiodic effects on thermoregulation in a 'blind' subterranean mammal by HAIM, A, HETH, G, PRATT, H, NEVO, E

“…Thermoregulatory responses to changes in photoperiod were studied in the 'blind' mole rat Spalax ehrenbergi (Nehring). Acclimation of cold-sensitive…”
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Geographic Dialects in Blind Mole Rats: Role of Vocal Communication in Active Speciation by Nevo, Eviatar, Heth, Giora, Beiles, Avigdor, Frankenberg, Eliezer

“…We compared and contrasted the physical structure of male ``courtship'' calls of 59 subterranean mole rats belonging to the Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies in…”
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Inner ear structure and electrophysiological audiograms of the subterranean mole rat, Spalax ehrenbergi by Bruns, V, Müller, M, Hofer, W, Heth, G, Nevo, E

“…Subterranean mole rats of the Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies in Israel have a distinctly developed vocal repertoire, presumably compensating together with…”
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Adaptive optimal sound for vocal communication in tunnels of a subterranean mammal (Spalax ehrenbergi) by Heth, G, Frankenberg, E, Nevo, E

“…The adaptive value of sound signal characteristics for transmission in the underground tunnel ecotope was tested using tunnels of the solitary territorial…”
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"Courtship" Call of Subterranean Mole Rats (Spalax ehrenbergi): Physical Analysis by Heth, Giora, Frankenberg, Eliezer, Nevo, Eviator

“…Calls used during courtship were analyzed for 59 male mole rats (Spalax ehrenbergi). The x̄ ± SD of the main frequency was 568.0 ± 35.6 Hz, the lower value of…”
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Incisor Enamel Microstructure in Blind Mole Rats: Adaptive and Phylogenetic Significance by Flynn, Lawrence J., Nevo, Eviatar, Heth, Giora

“…The microscopic structure of the enamel in incisors of blind mole rats was investigated with scanning electron microscopy. Enamel microstructure was found to…”
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Population Structure and Evolution in Subterranean Mole Rats by Nevo, Eviatar, Heth, Giora, Beiles, Avigdor

“…Population structure of four chromosomal species of mole rats belonging to the superspecies Spalax ehrenbergi (2n = 52, 54, 58, 60) in Israel was studied along…”
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Crossed assumptions foster misinterpretations about recognition mechanisms by Todrank, Josephine, Heth, Giora

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Adaptive physiological variation in nonshivering thermogenesis and its significance in speciation by HAIM, A, HETH, G, AVNON, Z, NEVO, E

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Differential olfactory perception of enantiomeric compounds by blind subterranean mole rats (Spalax ehrenbergi) by Heth, G, Nevo, E, Ikan, R, Weinstein, V, Ravid, U, Duncan, H

“…The behavior of mole rats (Spalax ehrenbergi) near pairs of enantiomeric compounds was examined in 901 two-choice experimental tests. Positioning of the nest…”
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Hematocrit and hemoglobin concentration in four chromosomal species and some isolated populations of actively speciating subterranean mole rats in Israel by Arieli, R, Heth, G, Nevo, E, Hoch, D

“…Hematocrit (HCT) and hemoglobin (Hb) concentration were measured in four chromosomal species and some peripherally semi-isolated and isolated populations of…”
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Individual odour similarities across species parallel phylogenetic relationships in the S. ehrenbergi superspecies of mole-rats by Heth, Giora, Todrank, Josephine

“…Research using habituation techniques has shown that rodents from the same kin group, population, or species share similarities in their individual odours that…”
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Preferences of newborn mice for odours indicating closer genetic relatedness: is experience necessary? by Todrank, Josephine, Busquet, Nicolas, Baudoin, Claude, Heth, Giora

“…Evidence from studies with adult rodents indicates that individual recognition enables distinctions between familiar individuals irrespective of relatedness…”
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Genetic relatedness assessment through individual odour similarities in mice by HETH, GIORA, TODRANK, JOSEPHINE, BUSQUET, NICOLAS, BAUDOIN, CLAUDE

“…Previous research has demonstrated that closer genetic relatedness between individuals (from kin to across species) is associated with greater similarity in…”
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Adaptive respiratory variation in 4 chromosomal species of mole rats by Arieli, R, Arieli, M, Heth, G, Nevo, E

“…Oxygen and carbon dioxide pressures were measured in subcutaneous gas pockets of 4 chromosomal species of the Spalax ehrenbergi complex. Oxygen pressures of…”
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Kin recognition in golden hamsters: evidence for phenotype matching by HETH, GIORA, TODRANK, JOSEPHINE, JOHNSTON, ROBERT E

“…We assessed scent marking by golden hamsters in response to flank gland odours from kin and nonkin to investigate mechanisms of kin recognition by odour cues…”
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