Sabine Begall Hynek Burda Cristian E. Schleich (Eds.) Subterranean Rodents
Sabine Begall Hynek Burda Cristian E. Schleich (Editors)
Subterranean Rodents News from Underground With 52 Figures, 2 in Color
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Dr. Sabine Begall Dept. General Zoology Institute of Biology, Faculty of Bio- and Geosciences University of Duisburg-Essen Universitätsstr. 5 45117 Essen Germany E-mail:
[email protected] Professor Dr. Hynek Burda Dept. General Zoology Institute of Biology, Faculty of Bio- and Geosciences University of Duisburg-Essen Universitätsstr. 5 45117 Essen Germany E-mail:
[email protected] Dr. Cristian E. Schleich Laboratorio de Ecofisiología Departamento de Biología Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata Casillo de correo 1245, Funes 3250 7600 Mar del Plata Argentina E-mail:
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2006940177
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We dedicate this book to our friend and colleague Mathias Kawalika (*17.07.1962; †19.03.2006)
Main speakers and some participants of the symposium “Light from underground: challenges and insights in the third decade of research on subterranean rodents”, held at the International Mammalogical Congress IX in Sapporo, Japan (August 2005) Last row (from left to right): Cristian Schleich, Ana Paula Cutrera, Simone Lange, Marie-Therese Bappert, Philip Dammann Middle row: Ema Knotková, Regina Moritz, Sabine Begall, Yanming Zhang, Mathias Kawalika, Hynek Burda, František Sedláˇcek First row: Sanae Nanbu, Chizuko Suzuki, Shizuka Tokin, Paul Van Daele, Eileen Lacey, Mikhail Moshkin Front: Eviatar Nevo
Contents
Introduction 1 Subterranean Rodents: News from Underground Sabine Begall, Hynek Burda, Cristian E. Schleich References .............................................................................
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Part I Ecophysiology 2 Adaptive Physiological Mechanisms in the Underground Dwellers František Sedláˇcek 2.1 Energy and Material Fluxes .............................................. 2.2 Neural and Hormonal Regulation...................................... References ......................................................