EUSOCIALITY IN A MAMMAL - COOPERATIVE BREEDING IN NAKED MOLE-RAT COLONIES
EUSOCIALITY IN A MAMMAL - COOPERATIVE BREEDING IN NAKED MOLE-RAT COLONIES
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DOI：
10.1126/science.7209555
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发表时间：
1981-01-01
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影响因子：
56.9
通讯作者：
JARVIS, JUM
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作者：
JARVIS, JUM
对野外采集的 40 只异头龙的实验室观察表明，只有一只雌性进行繁殖。剩下的个体构成 2 或 3 个种姓，每个种姓都包含性别，并通过体型差异和所执行的任务来区分。这些特征，加上寿命长、世代重叠、合作育雏和可能的年龄多民族现象，与真社会性昆虫有相似之处。
Laboratory observations on a field-collected colony of 40 Heterocephalus have shown that only a single female breeds. The remaining individuals constitute 2 or 3 castes, each containing both sexes and distinguishable by size differences and the tasks they perform. These features, together with long life-spans, overlap of generations, cooperative brood care and possible age polyethism provide parallels with the eusocial insects.