The Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat
Hardback
Main Details
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The Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Paul W. Sherman
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Edited by Jennifer U.M. Jarvis
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Edited by Richard D. Alexander
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| Series | Monographs in Behavior and Ecology |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:536 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178 |
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| Category/Genre | Mammals |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691628868
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| Classifications | Dewey:599.35 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
21 March 2017 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
This volume brings together more than a decade of information collected in the field and lab on the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), a northeast African mammal unique for its physical characteristics and eusociality. Nearly blind and virtually hairless, naked mole-rats inhabit large subterranean colonies in which only one female and her one
Reviews"This excellent and eagerly awaited book provides a gold-mine of fact and theory on which to base the discussions it will surely stimulate."--Nature "This is a book to ponder and provoke, and it is also a book to create a sense of wonder... overwhelmingly good."--BioScience
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