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Analysis of ageing and longevity in African mole-rats - digging deeper than before (Rodentia: Bathyergidae).
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Lynx, series nova . 2022, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p125-133. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) have intrigued gerontologists since extreme longevity and intraspecific divergence in ageing rates were demonstrated in some of their representatives. Although many ageing-related papers on African mole-rat species have been published in the last 20 years, a comprehensive overview of lifespan distributions, longevity metrics, and annual mortality rates in different mole-rat species (including solitary ones) is still lacking. In this paper, we aim to fill this gap by (re)analyzing published and hitherto unpublished longitudinal data of five African mole-rat species with different social organizations. We present strong indications that solitary mole-rats age faster than social species, and that the poorly studied Mashona mole-rat Fukomys darlingi exhibits some ageing characteristics not previously reported in other social mole-rats. Our study also provides the first overview of shape metrics of longevity for African mole-rat species intended to serve as a starting point for future updates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *RODENTS
*BATHYERGIDAE
*GERONTOLOGISTS
*MORTALITY
*SEXUAL intercourse
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00247774
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Lynx, series nova
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163506127
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.37520/lynx.2022.008