Communal burrowing in the hystricognath rodent, Octodon degus: a benefit of sociality?

By L. Ebensperger, Francisco Bozinovic. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2000

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Flexible social structure of a desert rodent, Rhombomys opimus: philopatry, kinship, and ecological constraints (2005, background): “The rodents may overcome environmental constraints through cooperative digging of burrows (Ebensperger and Bozinovic, 2000), more efficient harvesting of food (Ebensperger and Cofré, 2001; Faulkes et al.”
Sociality in New World hystricognath rodents is linked to predators and burrow digging (2006, background): “Thus predation risk will select for social living indirectly as individuals of these species would benefit through sharing the costs of burrow construction and use, as suggested for degus or plains vizcachas (Branch, 1993a; Ebensperger and Bozinovic, 2000).”
Fitness consequences of group living in the degu Octodon degus, a plural breeder rodent with communal care (2009, background): “Degus living in large groups benefit from reduced predation risk and per capita costs of preparing burrows ( Ebensperger & Bozinovic 2000; Ebensperger & Wallem 2002).”
A REEXAMINATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING PHILOPATRY IN RODENTS (2003, background): “Data from study of digging in degus (Octodon degus) by Ebensperger and Bozinovic (2000) also suggest that individuals may benefit by remaining philopatric because grouped individuals may be able to construct new burrows in less time or may be able to construct a more extensive burrow system…”
Grouping increases the ability of the social rodent, Octodon degus, to detect predators when using exposed microhabitats (2002, background): “Although degus in groups do not reduce their burrowing time in the short term as compared with solitary diggers, grouped individuals coordinate their digging and remove more soil per capita than solitary diggers, which suggests that social burrowing may reduce the cost of burrow construction in the ”