Morphological and genomic shifts in mole-rat 'queens' increase fecundity but reduce skeletal integrity
R. A. Johnston, P. Vullioud, J. Thorley, H. Kirveslahti, L. Shen, S. Mukherjee, C. Karner, T. Clutton-Brock, J. Tung
This study examines how breeding status affects skeletal morphology and gene regulation in Damaraland mole-rats, finding increased fecundity but reduced skeletal integrity in queens.
bioRxiv · Jul 31, 2020Evolutionary Biology