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Apparent survival suggests the female-biased dispersal in a truly subterranean rodent, Ellobius talpinus
Anna E. Naumova, Andrey O. Fedosov, Varvara R. Nikonova…·Antonina V. Smorkatcheva
The study uses capture-mark-recapture data to show female-biased dispersal in Ellobius talpinus, a subterranean rodent, with females having lower apparent survival than males across age classes.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.30.741862