Incisors as digging tools in molerats (Bathyergidae)

Authors
van der Merwe, M Botha, AJ
Citation
M. Van Der Merwe et Aj. Botha, Incisors as digging tools in molerats (Bathyergidae), S AFR J ZOO, 33(4), 1998, pp. 230-235
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
ISSN journal
02541858 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
230 - 235
Database
ISI
SICI code
0254-1858(199810)33:4<230:IADTIM>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The angle at which the incisors project forward and the amount of enamel pe r incisor is greater in molerats that use their incisors for digging (gener a Georychus and Cryptomys), than in those molerats that do not use the inci sors for digging (genus Bathyergus).