Life Underground
The Biology of Subterranean Rodents
- Contents

Introduction
E. A. Lacey, J. L. Patton, and G. N. Cameron
Part One: Organismal Biology
1. Morphology of Subterranean Rodents
Barbara R. Stein
2. Ecophysiological Responses of Subterranean Rodents to Underground Habitats
Rochelle Buffenstein
3. Sensory Capabilities and Communication in Subterranean Rodents
Gabriel Francescoli
4. Reproduction in Subterranean Rodents
Nigel C. Bennett, Chris C. Faulkes, and Andrew J. Molteno
Part Two: Population and Community Ecology
5. Population Ecology of Subterranean Rodents
Cristina Busch, C. Daniel Antinuchi, J. Cristina del Valle, Marcelo J. Kittlein, Ana I. Malizia, Aldo I. Vassallo, and Roxana R. Zenuto
6. Community Ecology of Subterranean Rodents
Guy N. Cameron
7. Spatial and Social Systems of Subterranean Rodents
Eileen A. Lacey
Part Three: Evolutionary Biology
8. Genetic Structure and the Geography of Speciation in Subterranean Rodents: Opportunities and Constraints for Evolutionary Diversification
Eleanor K. Steinberg and James L. Patton
9. Paleontology, Phylogenetic Patterns, and Macroevolutionary Processes in Subterranean Rodents
Joseph A. Cook, Enrique P. Lessa, and Elizabeth A. Hadly
10. Coevolution and Subterranean Rodents
Mark S. Hafner, James W. Demastes, and Theresa A. Spradling
11. The Evolution of Subterranean Rodents: A Synthesis
Enrique P. Lessa
List of Contributors
Taxonomic Index
Subject Index
Biological Sciences: Ecology | Evolutionary Biology | Physiology, Biomechanics, and Morphology
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