Comparative patterns of philopatry and dispersal in two common mole-rat populations: implications for the evolution of mole-rat sociality

By A. C. Spinks, J. Jarvis, N. Bennett. 2000

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A REEXAMINATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING PHILOPATRY IN RODENTS (2003, result): “Although these predictions are consistent with data from the study of Spinks et al. (2000), which showed that the population of common mole-rats (Cryptomys hottentotus) living in a more mesic site had higher rates of dispersal than the population in the more arid region, we need more comparative…”
Causes and consequences of animal dispersal strategies: relating individual behaviour to spatial dynamics (2005, background): “For instance, in optimal habitat, dispersers and residents of the common mole-rat, Cryptomys hottentotus were of similar mass, however in the more arid, sub-optimal habitat, dispersing animals were on average heavier than residents (Spinks et al., 2000).”
Large group size yields group stability in the cooperatively breeding cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher (2005, background): “For instance, Spinks et al. (2000) found subordinate dispersal increased with group size in mole rats Cryptomys h. hottentotus and was in general higher in high-quality ‘mesic’ habitat than in low-quality ‘arid’ habitat.”