1. Soil and burrow temperatures, and the resource characteristics of the social mole‐rat Cryptomys damarensis (Bathyergidae) in the Kalahari Desert
B. G. LOVEGROVE, ANETTE KNIGHT‐ELOFF
Journal of Zoology  vol: 216  issue: 3  first page: 403  year: 1988  
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1988.tb02438.x

2. Seasonal Changes in Locomotor Activity Patterns of Wild Social Natal Mole-Rats (Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis)
Kyle T. Finn, Andries K. Janse van Vuuren, Daniel W. Hart, Tobias Süess, Markus Zöttl, Nigel C. Bennett
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution  vol: 10  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.819393

3. Seasonal variation of the daily activity patterns in a subterranean rodent in response to underground temperature fluctuations
Jan Šklíba, Matěj Lövy, Wilbert N. Chitaukali, Radim Šumbera
Mammalian Biology  vol: 106  issue: 2  first page: 223  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1007/s42991-025-00513-y

4. Modelling the impact of small‐scale heterogeneities on tree—grass coexistence in semi‐arid savannas
F. Jeltsch, S.J. Milton, W.R.J. Dean, N. van Rooyen, K.A. Moloney
Journal of Ecology  vol: 86  issue: 5  first page: 780  year: 1998  
doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1998.8650780.x

5. Colony size and structure, activity patterns and foraging behaviour of a colony of the social mole‐rat Cryptomys damarensis (Bathyergidae)
B. G. LOVEGROVE
Journal of Zoology  vol: 216  issue: 3  first page: 391  year: 1988  
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1988.tb02437.x

6. Cryptomys damarensis
Nigel C. Bennett, Jennifer U. M. Jarvis
Mammalian Species  vol: 756  issue: 1  first page: 1  year: 2004  
doi: 10.1644/756

7. Foraging in wild and captive colonies of the common mole‐rat Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)
Andrew C. Spinks, Trevor A. Branch, Shula Croeser, Nigel C. Bennett, Jennifer U. M. Jarvis
Journal of Zoology  vol: 249  issue: 2  first page: 143  year: 1999  
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1999.tb00752.x

8. Ecological characteristics in habitats of twoAfrican mole‐rat species with different social systems in an area of sympatry: implications for the mole‐rat social evolution
M. Lövy, J. Šklíba, H. Burda, W. N. Chitaukali, R. Šumbera, Andrew Kitchener
Journal of Zoology  vol: 286  issue: 2  first page: 145  year: 2012  
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00860.x

9. Foraging in the subterranean social Damaraland mole-rat,Cryptomys damarensis: an investigation into size-dependent geophyte utilization and foraging patterns
Mandy Barnett, Nigel C Bennett, Steven R Telford, Jennifer U.M Jarvis
Canadian Journal of Zoology  vol: 81  issue: 4  first page: 743  year: 2003  
doi: 10.1139/z03-051

10. Social and Environmental Influences on Daily Activity Pattern in Free-Living Subterranean Rodents
Jan Šklíba, Matěj Lövy, Ema Hrouzková, Ondřej Kott, Jan Okrouhlík, Radim Šumbera
Journal of Biological Rhythms  vol: 29  issue: 3  first page: 203  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1177/0748730414526358

11. Microclimatic stability in burrows of an Afrotropical solitary bathyergid rodent, the silvery mole‐rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus)
Radim Šumbera, W. N. Chitaukali, M. Elichová, J. Kubová, H. Burda
Journal of Zoology  vol: 263  issue: 4  first page: 409  year: 2004  
doi: 10.1017/S095283690400545X

12. Foraging in the subterranean social highveld mole‐rat (Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae): an investigation into mass‐dependent geophyte use and foraging patterns
G. P. Malherbe, N. C. Bennett, A. S. Schoeman
Journal of Zoology  vol: 260  issue: 3  first page: 219  year: 2003  
doi: 10.1017/S0952836903003698

13. Geotechnical insights of mammal burrows in loose desert sand
Idil Deniz Akin, Sera Tirkes, Clint E. Collins
Acta Geotechnica  vol: 19  issue: 3  first page: 1449  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1007/s11440-023-02000-5

14. The magnetic compass orientation of the burrows of the Damara mole‐rat Cryptomys damarensis (Bathyergidae)
Barry G. Lovegrove, Günter Körtner, Gerhard Körtner
Journal of Zoology  vol: 226  issue: 4  first page: 631  year: 1992  
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1992.tb07505.x

15. Bite force in the strictly subterranean rodent family of African mole‐rats (Bathyergidae): The role of digging mode, social organization and ecology
Andrea Kraus, Matěj Lövy, Ondřej Mikula, Jan Okrouhlík, Nigel C. Bennett, Anthony Herrel, Radim Šumbera
Functional Ecology  vol: 36  issue: 9  first page: 2344  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.14132

16. Estimating population abundance and monitoring population trends of endangered, elusive subterranean mammals (Rodentia: Spalacinae: Nannospalax) using HRAMN methodology
Orsolya Moldován, Szabocs Balogh, Gábor Bakó, Zsolt Molnár, Gyula Szabó, András Molnár, Attila Németh
Global Ecology and Conservation  vol: 57  first page: e03393  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e03393

17. Caching in or Falling Back at the Sevilleta: The Effects of Body Size and Seasonal Uncertainty on Desert Rodent Foraging
Justin D. Yeakel, Uttam Bhat, Seth D. Newsome
The American Naturalist  vol: 196  issue: 2  first page: 241  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1086/709019

18. Tissue Oxidative Ecology along an Aridity Gradient in a Mammalian Subterranean Species
Paul J. Jacobs, Daniel W. Hart, Hana N. Merchant, Andries K. Janse van Vuuren, Chris G. Faulkes, Steven J. Portugal, Barry Van Jaarsveld, Nigel C. Bennett
Antioxidants  vol: 11  issue: 11  first page: 2290  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3390/antiox11112290

19. Home‐Range Dynamics in a Solitary Subterranean Rodent
Jan Šklíba, Radim Šumbera, Wilbert N. Chitaukali, Hynek Burda
Ethology  vol: 115  issue: 3  first page: 217  year: 2009  
doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01604.x

20. NATURAL HISTORY OF THE GIANT MOLE-RAT,CRYPTOMYS MECHOWI(RODENTIA: BATHYERGIDAE), FROM ZAMBIA
Andreas Scharff, Oliver Locker-Grütjen, Mathias Kawalika, Hynek Burda
Journal of Mammalogy  vol: 82  issue: 4  first page: 1003  year: 2001  
doi: 10.1644/1545-1542(2001)082<1003:NHOTGM>2.0.CO;2

21. Stability of kangaroo rat burrows in the Sonoran Desert: evidence of biocementation
Sera Tirkes, Duygu Aydin, Madison Thompson, Clint E. Collins, Haluk Beyenal, Idil Deniz Akin
Canadian Geotechnical Journal  vol: 62  first page: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1139/cgj-2024-0225

22. Molecular insight into patterns of colony composition and paternity in the common mole‐ratCryptomys hottentotus hottentotus
J. M. Bishop, J. U. M. Jarvis, A. C. Spinks, N. C. Bennett, C. O'Ryan
Molecular Ecology  vol: 13  issue: 5  first page: 1217  year: 2004  
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02131.x

23. Flexibility in body temperature rhythms of free-living natal mole-rats (Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis)
M.K. Oosthuizen, G. Robb, A. Harrison, A. Froneman, K. Joubert, N.C. Bennett
Journal of Thermal Biology  vol: 99  first page: 102973  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.102973

24. Sociality in molerats
B. G. Lovegrove, C. Wissel
Oecologia  vol: 74  issue: 4  first page: 600  year: 1988  
doi: 10.1007/BF00380059

25. Burrow architecture of the Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis) from South Africa
Hannah G Thomas, Daniel Swanepoel, Nigel C Bennett
African Zoology  vol: 51  issue: 1  first page: 29  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1080/15627020.2015.1128355

26. Spatial and Temporal Activity Patterns of the Free-Living Giant Mole-Rat (Fukomys mechowii), the Largest Social Bathyergid
Matěj Lövy, Jan Šklíba, Radim Šumbera, Anna Dornhaus
PLoS ONE  vol: 8  issue: 1  first page: e55357  year: 2013  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055357

27. Thermal biology in the Upper Galili Mountain blind mole rat (Nannospalax galili) and an overview of spalacine energetics
Radim Šumbera, Matěj Lövy, Eviatar Nevo, Jan Okrouhlík
Journal of Thermal Biology  vol: 115  first page: 103618  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103618

28. A COMPARISON OF SUBTERRANEAN HERBIVORY BY FOSSORIAL AND TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS
M. S. de Villiers
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa  vol: 48  issue: 2  first page: 257  year: 1993  
doi: 10.1080/00359199309520274

29. A maze-lover's dream: Burrow architecture, natural history and habitat characteristics of Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomys anselli)
Jan Šklíba, Vladimír Mazoch, Hana Patzenhauerová, Ema Hrouzková, Matěj Lövy, Ondřej Kott, Radim Šumbera
Mammalian Biology  vol: 77  issue: 6  first page: 420  year: 2012  
doi: 10.1016/j.mambio.2012.06.004

30. Origin and early evolution of vertebrate burrowing behaviour
Lorenzo Marchetti, Mark J. MacDougall, Michael Buchwitz, Aurore Canoville, Max Herde, Christian F. Kammerer, Jörg Fröbisch
Earth-Science Reviews  vol: 250  first page: 104702  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2024.104702

31. Variation in Soil Temperature Predicts Small Seasonal Shifts in Daily Activity Patterns of a Social Subterranean Rodent
Kyle T. Finn, Yannick Francioli, Jack Thorley, Markus Zöttl
Journal of Biological Rhythms  vol: 41  issue: 1  first page: 68  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1177/07487304251378606

32. An example of burrow system architecture of dispersing Damaraland mole-rats
Cornelia Voigt
African Zoology  vol: 49  issue: 1  first page: 148  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1080/15627020.2014.11407627

33. Deep nesting in a lizard,déjà vudevil's corkscrews: first helical reptile burrow and deepest vertebrate nest
J. Sean Doody, Hugh James, Kim Colyvas, Colin R. Mchenry, Simon Clulow
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society  vol: 116  issue: 1  first page: 13  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1111/bij.12589