The stress of being alone: Removal from the colony, but not social subordination, increases fecal cortisol metabolite levels in eusocial naked mole-rats

Authors: Phoebe D Edwards, Skyler J Mooney, Curtis O Bosson, Ilapreet Toor, Rupert Palme, Melissa M Holmes, Rudy Boonstra

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: enzyme immunoassay, eusocial, fecal cortisol metabolites, isolation stress, naked mole-rat, social rank, social status, social stress

2020

Subcaste differences in neural activation suggest a prosocial role for oxytocin in eusocial naked mole-rats

Authors: Georgia A. Hathaway, Mariela Faykoo-Martinez, Deane E. Peragine, Skyler J. Mooney, Melissa M. Holmes

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggression, c-fos, eusocial, naked mole-rat, oxytocin, prosocial, social status, sub-caste

2016

Can you dig it? The impact of a movable substrate “dig pit” on naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) behavior and welfare

Authors: Natasha K. Wierzal, Lou Keeley, Mason Fidino, Katherine A. Cronin

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, exhibit design, natural behaviors

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