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Bite force in the strictly subterranean rodent family of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae): the role of digging mode, social organisation, and ecology
<p>Bite force is an ecologically relevant performance trait that has been measured to better understand the adaptations to diet and habitat use. Moreover, bite force is relevant in understanding reproductive success, as well as inter- and intraspecific competition. African mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia) are a unique clade of mammals that use different digging strategies, show different types of social organisation, and occur in ecologically diverse savannah habitats in Sub-Saharan Africa. Whereas previous studies have suggested these animals have exceptionally high bite forces, the ecological and other proximate and ultimate drivers of variation in bite force in the group remain unstudied. In the present study we measured in vivo bite force of 394 adult specimens from ten African mole-rat species including all genera within the family. Our results show that in African mole-rats digging mode is a major driver of variation in bite force, with chisel-tooth diggers being stronger biters than scratch-diggers. Moreover, species living in habitats characterised by low and irregular precipitation patterns and in soils with a high content of coarse particles have a higher bite force than species occupying habitats with a regular rainfall pattern and fine soil types. This suggests that bite force in bathyergids has evolved in concert with rainfall and soil characteristics of different savannah habitats, which have contributed to the successful radiation of these subterranean mammals across sub-Saharan Africa.</p>
Fig. 3 in Fukomys mechowii (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
Fig. 3.—Geographic distribution of Fukomys mechowii. Names of countries from which the species has been reported are annotated. The range boundaries are largely conjectural and modified after Van Daele et al. (2013) and Maree and Faulkes (2016).
Fig. 3 in Fukomys anselli (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
Fig. 3.—Geographic distribution of Fukomys anselli. The yellow dot highlights the location of Zambia's capital Lusaka, the species' type locality. Range boundaries are largely conjectural and based on Dando and Van Daele (2020).
Fig. 2 in Fukomys anselli (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
Fig. 2.—Dorsal, ventral, and lateral views of the skull of an adult male Fukomys anselli from the research collection of the Department of General Zoology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany. Greatest length of skull is 36.42 mm. Photographs by KRC.
Fig. 1 in Fukomys anselli (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
Fig. 1.—Adult female Fukomys anselli photographed in captivity at the Department of General Zoology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany. Note the cylindrical body shape, microphthalmy, and procumbent incisors. The characteristic white dorsal head patch is not visible. Photograph by Sarah M. Wilms used with permission.
Fig. 2 in Fukomys mechowii (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
Fig. 2.—Dorsal, ventral, and lateral views of skull and lateral view mandible of an adult male Fukomys mechowii from the research collection of the Department of General Zoology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, German. Greatest length of skull is 51.8 mm. Photographs by KRC.
Fig. 1 in Fukomys mechowii (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
Fig. 1.—Group of Fukomys mechowii photographed in captivity at the Department of General Zoology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany. The animals display the typical huddling behavior that aids in conserving body heat. The animal in the upper center is an adult male, the one below an adult female. Note the cylindrical body shape, microphthalmy, and procumbent incisors. The male is paler than the female. At least in captive F.mechowii, this dimorphic color pattern has been repeatedly observed. Photograph used with permission of the photographer, Ulrich Hellinger.
FIGURE 4 in A new species of African Mole-rat (Fukomys, Bathyergidae, Rodentia) from the Zaire-Zambezi Watershed
FIGURE 4. Scatterplot of a CVA of 19 craniodental variables of Fukomys mechowii, F. vandewoestijneae and F. bocagei.
FIGURE 2. A in A new species of African Mole-rat (Fukomys, Bathyergidae, Rodentia) from the Zaire-Zambezi Watershed
FIGURE 2. A. Museum specimens of (left to right) Fukomys mechowii, Fukomys vandewoestijneae, Fukomys bocagei and Fukomys amatus (scale 5 cm); B. Holotype of Fukomys vandewoestijneae (UG-C14—adult ♀); C. Paratype of Fukomys vandewoestijneae (UG-C01 ♂); D. Habitat at the chana chamuhina, the type locality of Fukomys vandewoestijneae; E. Adult ♂ ♂: left Fukomys vandewoestijneae (UG- C13); right: Fukomys mechowii (UG-N03); Fukomys Juvenile ♀ Fukomys vandewoestijneae (UG-NO2).
FIGURE 5 in A new species of African Mole-rat (Fukomys, Bathyergidae, Rodentia) from the Zaire-Zambezi Watershed
FIGURE 5. Scatterplot of PC1 vs PC2 of 19 craniodental variables of Fukomys vandewoestijneae and F. bocagei.
FIGURE 3 in A new species of African Mole-rat (Fukomys, Bathyergidae, Rodentia) from the Zaire-Zambezi Watershed
FIGURE 3. Scatterplot of PC1 vs PC2 of a PCA of 19 craniodental variables of Fukomys mechowii, F. vandewoestijneae and F. bocagei.
FIGURE 1 in A new species of African Mole-rat (Fukomys, Bathyergidae, Rodentia) from the Zaire-Zambezi Watershed
FIGURE 1. Map of specimen samples (South-Central Africa) for Fukomys vandewoestijneae, Fukomys mechowii and Fukomys bocagei. Type localities (filled symbols): 1. Fukomys vandewoestijneae; 2. F. mechowii; 3. F. ansorgei; 4. F. blainei; 5. F. mellandi; 6. F. bocagei; 7. Fukomys kubangensis.
Bite force in the strictly subterranean rodent family of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae): the role of digging mode, social organisation, and ecology
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Distribution. N & E Zimbabwe and C in Bathyergidae
Distribution. N & E Zimbabwe and C Mozambique.
Distribution. C in Bathyergidae
Distribution. C Zambia, only near University of Lusaka (Ngwerere, Mungule, and Chinunyu).
Distribution. S in Bathyergidae
Distribution. S Zambia, recorded only at the type locality.
Distribution. C in Bathyergidae
Distribution. C Zambia and SE DR Congo.
Distribution. N in Bathyergidae
Distribution. N Nigeria (Jos Plateau) and C Cameroon (Ngaoundéré).
Distribution. EC Ghana and N Togo (between Oti and Volta rivers). in Bathyergidae
Distribution. EC Ghana and N Togo (between Oti and Volta rivers).
Distribution. S Namibia and W in Bathyergidae
Distribution. S Namibia and W South Africa (W Northern Cape).
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