Social structure predicts genital morphology in African mole-rats.

BACKGROUND:African mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia) exhibit a wide range of social structures, from solitary to eusocial. We previously found a lack of sex differences in the external genitalia and morphology of the perineal muscles associated with the phallus in the eusocial naked mole-rat. This...

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Main Authors: Marianne L Seney, Diane A Kelly, Bruce D Goldman, Radim Sumbera, Nancy G Forger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2759003?pdf=render