The relationship between individual phenotype and the division of labour in naked mole-rats: it’s complicated

Background The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) is among the most social mammals on the planet, living in eusocial groups of up to 300 individuals that contain a single reproductive female and up to three reproductive males. A critical aspect of their complex social system is the division of l...

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Main Authors: James D. Gilbert, Stephen J. Rossiter, Chris G. Faulkes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9891.pdf