Clocks Ticking in the Dark: A Review of Biological Rhythms in Subterranean African Mole-Rats

Seasonal Changes in Locomotor Activity Patterns of Wild Social Natal Mole-Rats (Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis)

(2022) Kyle T. Finn et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

It's about time; divergent circadian clocks in livers of mice and naked mole‐rats

(2021) Soumyaditya Ghosh et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Filling in the holes: The reproductive biology of the understudied Mahali mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus mahali)

(2021) D.W. Hart et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Ambient Temperature as a Strong Zeitgeber of Circadian Rhythms in Response to Temperature Sensitivity and Poor Heat Dissipation Abilities in Subterranean African Mole-Rats

(2021) Daniel W. Hart et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

Flexibility in body temperature rhythms of free-living natal mole-rats (Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis)

(2021) M.K. Oosthuizen et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY

Extreme climate event promotes phenological mismatch between sexes in hibernating ground squirrels

(2021) Caila E. Kucheravy et al.   Scientific Reports

The Clock Keeps Ticking: Circadian Rhythms of Free-Ranging Polar Bears

(2020) Jasmine V. Ware et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

The effect of human gene therapy for RPE65-associated Leber’s congenital amaurosis on visual function: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2020) Xue Wang et al.   Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

The use of non-traditional models in the study of cancer resistance—the case of the naked mole rat

(2020) Alyssa Shepard et al.   ONCOGENE

Biological rhythms in the deep-sea hydrothermal mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus

(2020) Audrey M. Mat et al.   Nature Communications

Beaver and Naked Mole Rat Genomes Reveal Common Paths to Longevity

(2020) Xuming Zhou et al.   Cell Reports

Are southern African solitary mole-rats homeothermic or heterothermic under natural field conditions?

(2020) Jan Okrouhlík et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY

A dual-feedback loop model of the mammalian circadian clock for multi-input control of circadian phase

(2020) Lindsey S. Brown et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Molecular mechanisms and physiological importance of circadian rhythms

(2019) Alina Patke et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Vision: Rods See in Bright Light

(2018) Almut Kelber   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Evolution in the dark: unifying our understanding of eye loss

(2018) Megan Porter et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

The topography of rods, cones and intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in the retinas of a nocturnal (Micaelamys namaquensis) and a diurnal (Rhabdomys pumilio) rodent

(2018) Ingrid van der Merwe et al.   PLoS One

Circadian rhythmicity persists through the Polar night and midnight sun in Svalbard reindeer

(2018) Walter Arnold et al.   Scientific Reports

Thermal biology of a strictly subterranean mammalian family, the African mole-rats (Bathyergidae, Rodentia) - a review

(2018) Radim Šumbera   JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY

Locomotor activity and body temperature rhythms in the Mahali mole-rat (C. h. mahali): The effect of light and ambient temperature variations

(2018) Barry van Jaarsveld et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY

The mouse thermoregulatory system: Its impact on translating biomedical data to humans

(2017) Christopher J. Gordon   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Introduction to Chronobiology

(2017) Sandra J. Kuhlman et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Field evidence for aseasonality of reproduction and colony size in the Afrotropical giant mole-ratFukomys mechowii(Rodentia: Bathyergidae)

(2017) Alfred M. Sichilima et al.   AFRICAN ZOOLOGY

Locomotor Activity and Body Temperature Patterns over a Temperature Gradient in the Highveld Mole-Rat (Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae)

(2017) Meghan Haupt et al.   PLoS One

Selective binocular vision loss in two subterranean caviomorph rodents: Spalacopus cyanus and Ctenomys talarum

(2017) T. Vega-Zuniga et al.   Scientific Reports

Burrow architecture of the Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis) from South Africa

(2016) Hannah G Thomas et al.   AFRICAN ZOOLOGY

Behavioural Tests Reveal Severe Visual Deficits in the Strictly Subterranean African Mole-Rats (Bathyergidae) but Efficient Vision in the Fossorial Rodent Coruro (Spalacopus cyanus, Octodontidae)

(2016) Ondřej Kott et al.   ETHOLOGY

Life in a dark biosphere: a review of circadian physiology in “arrhythmic” environments

(2016) Andrew David Beale et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY

Circadian rhythms of locomotor activity in captive Emin’s mole-rats,Heliophobius emini(Rodentia: Bathyergidae)

(2016) Simone Ackermann et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Non-image Forming Light Detection by Melanopsin, Rhodopsin, and Long-Middlewave (L/W) Cone Opsin in the Subterranean Blind Mole Rat, Spalax Ehrenbergi: Immunohistochemical Characterization, Distribution, and Connectivity

(2016) Gema Esquiva et al.   Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Circadian disruption induced by light-at-night accelerates aging and promotes tumorigenesis in rats

(2016) Irina A. Vinogradova et al.   Aging-US

Synchronization of the mammalian circadian timing system: Light can control peripheral clocks independently of the SCN clock

(2015) Jana Husse et al.   BIOESSAYS

Environmental disruption of the circadian clock leads to altered sleep and immune responses in mouse

(2015) Derrick J. Phillips et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY

Temperature preferences of African mole-rats (family Bathyergidae)

(2015) Sabine Begall et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY

The effect of ambient temperature on locomotor activity patterns in reproductive and non-reproductive female Damaraland mole-rats

(2015) M. K. Oosthuizen et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Differential regulation of circadian melatonin rhythm and sleep-wake cycle by bright lights and nonphotic time cues in humans

(2014) Yujiro Yamanaka et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Social and Environmental Influences on Daily Activity Pattern in Free-Living Subterranean Rodents

(2014) Jan Šklíba et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

Revealing a Circadian Clock in Captive Arctic-Breeding Songbirds, Lapland Longspurs (Calcarius lapponicus), under Constant Illumination

(2014) Noah T. Ashley et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

Food consumption of five deep-sea fishes in the Balearic Basin (western Mediterranean Sea): are there daily feeding rhythms in fishes living below 1000 m?

(2014) L. Modica et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Light propagation in burrows of subterranean rodents: tunnel system architecture but not photoreceptor sensitivity limits light sensation range

(2014) O. Kott et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Rhythms and Community Dynamics of a Hydrothermal Tubeworm Assemblage at Main Endeavour Field – A Multidisciplinary Deep-Sea Observatory Approach

(2014) Daphne Cuvelier et al.   PLoS One

Adaptations to a Subterranean Environment and Longevity Revealed by the Analysis of Mole Rat Genomes

(2014) Xiaodong Fang et al.   Cell Reports

Seasonal Effects on Digging Activity and Burrow Architecture in the Cape Dune Mole-Rat,Bathyergus suillus(Rodentia: Bathyergidae)

(2013) H.G. Thomas et al.   AFRICAN ZOOLOGY

Reproduction in the East African root rat (Tachyoryctes splendens; Rodentia: Spalacidae) from Tanzania: the importance of rainfall

(2013) J. V. Katandukila et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Seasonal changes in burrow geometry of the common mole rat (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)

(2013) H. G. Thomas et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Plasticity and constraints on social evolution in African mole-rats: ultimate and proximate factors

(2013) C. G. Faulkes et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Spatial and Temporal Activity Patterns of the Free-Living Giant Mole-Rat (Fukomys mechowii), the Largest Social Bathyergid

(2013) Matěj Lövy et al.   PLoS One

Camouflage mismatch in seasonal coat color due to decreased snow duration

(2013) L. S. Mills et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The nocturnal bottleneck and the evolution of activity patterns in mammals

(2013) M. P. Gerkema et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Animal activity around the clock with no overt circadian rhythms: patterns, mechanisms and adaptive value

(2013) G. Bloch et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Annual rhythms that underlie phenology: biological time-keeping meets environmental change

(2013) B. Helm et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Circadian rhythms in Mexican blind cavefish Astyanax mexicanus in the lab and in the field

(2013) Andrew Beale et al.   Nature Communications

Season but not sex influences burrow length and complexity in the non-sexually dimorphic solitary Cape mole-rat (Rodentia: Bathyergidae)

(2012) H. G. Thomas et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Field and Laboratory Studies Provide Insights into the Meaning of Day-Time Activity in a Subterranean Rodent (Ctenomys aff. knighti), the Tuco-Tuco

(2012) Barbara M. Tomotani et al.   PLoS One

Evolution and Functional Characterisation of Melanopsins in a Deep-Sea Chimaera (Elephant Shark, Callorhinchus milii)

(2012) Wayne I. L. Davies et al.   PLoS One

Eye shape and the nocturnal bottleneck of mammals

(2012) M. I. Hall et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Field Evidence for Colony Size and Aseasonality of Breeding and in Ansell's Mole-Rat,Fukomys anselli(Rodentia: Bathyergidae)

(2011) A.M. Sichilima et al.   AFRICAN ZOOLOGY

Sleep and Wake in Rhythmic versus Arrhythmic Chronotypes of a Microphthalmic Species of African Mole Rat (Fukomys mechowii)

(2011) Adhil Bhagwandin et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION

Heterothermy in two mole-rat species subjected to interacting thermoregulatory challenges

(2011) Justin G. Boyles et al.   Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Effect of artificial night lighting on temporally partitioned spiny mice

(2011) Shay Rotics et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Reproductive state does not influence activity budgets of eusocial Ansell's mole-rats, Fukomys anselli (Rodentia, Bathyergidae): A study of locomotor activity by means of RFID

(2011) Charlotte K.M. Schielke et al.   MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY

Genome sequencing reveals insights into physiology and longevity of the naked mole rat

(2011) Eun Bae Kim et al.   NATURE

Orexinergic neuron numbers in three species of African mole rats with rhythmic and arrhythmic chronotypes

(2011) A. Bhagwandin et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Chronic Phase Shifts of the Photoperiod throughout Pregnancy Programs Glucose Intolerance and Insulin Resistance in the Rat

(2011) Tamara J. Varcoe et al.   PLoS One

Body Temperature Patterns and Rhythmicity in Free-Ranging Subterranean Damaraland Mole-Rats, Fukomys damarensis

(2011) Sonja Streicher et al.   PLoS One

Disruption of circadian clocks has ramifications for metabolism, brain, and behavior

(2011) I. N. Karatsoreos et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Blind Circadian Clock in Cavefish Reveals that Opsins Mediate Peripheral Clock Photoreception

(2011) Nicola Cavallari et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

PHOTIC INDUCTION OF Fos IN THE SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS OF AFRICAN MOLE-RATS: RESPONSES TO INCREASING IRRADIANCE

(2010) Maria K. Oosthuizen et al.   CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

A Circadian Clock Is Not Required in an Arctic Mammal

(2010) Weiqun Lu et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Entrainment of Circadian Rhythm by Ambient Temperature Cycles in Mice

(2010) Roberto Refinetti   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

Photoentrainment in blind and sighted rodent species: responses to photophase light with different wavelengths

(2010) A. E. Zubidat et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Effects of season and social status on gonadal function in social Natal mole-rats

(2010) M. K. Oosthuizen et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Phenology, seasonal timing and circannual rhythms: towards a unified framework

(2010) M. E. Visser et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Physiology of Circadian Entrainment

(2010) Diego A. Golombek et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Climate warming, ecological mismatch at arrival and population decline in migratory birds

(2010) N. Saino et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Morphological differences between the eyeballs of nocturnal and diurnal amniotes revisited from optical perspectives of visual environments

(2010) Lars Schmitz et al.   VISION RESEARCH

Seasonal Variation in Gonadal Steroids of Males and Females in the Cape Mole-Rat (Georychus capensis): The Potential for Opportunistic Breeding

(2009) M.K. Oosthuizen et al.   AFRICAN ZOOLOGY

MT1 Melatonin Receptors Mediate Somatic, Behavioral, and Reproductive Neuroendocrine Responses to Photoperiod and Melatonin in Siberian Hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)

(2009) Brian J. Prendergast   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Photosensitivity to different light intensities in blind and sighted rodents

(2009) A. E. Zubidat et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Locomotory activity of captive Cryptomys hottentotus, (Mammalia: Bathyergidae), a fossorial rodent

(2009) Graham C. Hickman   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Temperature has a causal effect on avian timing of reproduction

(2009) M. E. Visser et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Effects of circadian disruption on the cardiometabolic system

(2009) Melanie Rüger et al.   REVIEWS IN ENDOCRINE & METABOLIC DISORDERS

Neuroanatomical investigation of the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone 1 system in the seasonally breeding Cape dune mole-rat, Bathyergus suillus

(2008) Leanne Hart et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN

Reproductive suppression and the seasonality of reproduction in the social Natal mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis)

(2008) M.K. Oosthuizen et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Retinal anatomy and visual performance in a diurnal cone-rich laboratory rodent, the Nile grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus)

(2008) Frédéric Gaillard et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Energy limitation as a selective pressure on the evolution of sensory systems

(2008) J. E. Niven et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Circadian rhythms of locomotor activity in Ansell's mole-rat: are mole-rat's clocks ticking?

(2008) J. L. de Vries et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

An immunohistochemical study of the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone 1 system in solitary Cape mole-rats, Georychus capensis, and social Natal mole-rats, Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis

(2008) M.K. Oosthuizen et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Retinal pathways influence temporal niche

(2008) S. E. Doyle et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Selective Inflammatory Pain Insensitivity in the African Naked Mole-Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)

(2008) Thomas J Park et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Towards an Integrated Framework for Assessing the Vulnerability of Species to Climate Change

(2008) Stephen E Williams et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

The visual system in subterranean African mole-rats (Rodentia, Bathyergidae): Retina, subcortical visual nuclei and primary visual cortex

(2007) Pavel Němec et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN

Photoreceptor organisation and phenotypic characterization in retinas of two diurnal rodent species: Potential use as experimental animal models for human vision research

(2007) Corina Bobu et al.   VISION RESEARCH