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Nature 440, 748 (6 April 2006) | doi:10.1038/440748a; Published online 5 April 2006
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Evolution: It pays to laze
Lucy Odling-Smee
Hidden beneath small mounds in the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa, Damaraland mole-rats (Cryptomys damarensis, pictured) have developed a remarkable caste system. In the life cycle of these animals, which is spent entirely underground, a single 'queen' female mates with one or two unrelated males.
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Energetics reveals physiologically distinct castes in a eusocial mammalNature Letters to Editor (06 Apr 2006)

