Refereed publications

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Leonida, S.R.L., Bennett, N.C., Leitch, A.R. & Faulkes, C.G. (2020) Patterns of telomere length with age in African mole-rats: new insights from Fluorescence In Situ Hybridisation (FISH). PeerJ 8:e10498 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10498

Savina, A., T. Jaffredo, F. Saldmann, C.G. Faulkes, P. Moguelet, C. Leroy, D. Del Marmol, L. Foucher, M. Viltard, G. Friedlander, S. Aractingiand R.H. Fontaine (2020) Epidermal stem cell compartment remains unaffected through aging in naked mole-rats. bioRxiv 2020.11.13.381061; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.13.381061

Gilbert, J.D., Rossiter, S.J. and Faulkes, C.G. (2020) The relationship between individual phenotype and the division of labour in naked mole-rats: it’s complicated PeerJ 8:e9891 http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9891

Cox P.G., Faulkes, C.G. and Bennett, N.C. (2020) Masticatory musculature of the African mole-rats (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). PeerJ 8:e8847. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8847

Lowe, R., Danson, A.F., Rakyan, V.K., Yildizoglu, S., Saldmann, F., Viltard, M., Friedlander, G. and Faulkes C.G. (2020) DNA methylation clocks as a predictor for ageing and age estimation in naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber. Aging 12: 4394. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.102892

Faulkes, C.G., Thomas R. Eykyn, T.R., and Aksentijevic, D. (2019) Cardiac metabolomic profile of the naked mole-rat - glycogen to the rescue. Biology Letters 15, 20190710. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0710

Faulkes, C.G., Elmore, J.S., David A. Baines, D.A., Fenton, B., Simmons, N.B., Clare E.L. (2019) Chemical characterisation of potential pheromones from the shoulder gland of the Northern yellow-shouldered-bat, Sturnira parvidens    (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae). PeerJ 7, e7734. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7734

Faulkes, C.G. (2018) Life underground - the curious biology of the naked mole-rat. Biological Sciences Review 31, 22-25.

Davies, K.T.J., Bennett, N.C., Faulkes, C.G. & Rossiter, S.J. (2018) Limited evidence for parallel molecular adaptations associated with the subterranean niche in mammals: a comparative study of three superorders Molecular Biology & Evolution  35, 2544-2559. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msy161.

Bennett, N.C., Ganswindt, A., Ganswindt, S.B., Jarvis, J.U.M., Zoettl, M. & Faulkes, C.G. (2018) Evidence for contrasting roles for prolactin in eusocial naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber and Damaraland mole-rats, Fukomys damarensis. Biology Letters 14: 20180150. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0150

Lowe, R., Barton, C., Jenkins, C., Ernst, C., Forman, O., Twinn, D., Bock, C., Rossiter, S.J., Faulkes, C.G., Ozanne, S.E., Walter, L., Odom, D.T., Mellersh, C., & Rakyan, V.K. (2018) Ageing-associated DNA methylation dynamics are amolecular readout of lifespan variation amongst mammalian species. Genome Biology. DOI : 10.1186/s13059-018-1397-1

Mulugeta, E.*, Marion-poll, L., Gentien, D., Ganswindt, S.B., Ganswindt, A., Bennett, N.C., Blackburn, E.H., Faulkes, C.G.*, Heard, E. (2017) Molecular insights into the pathways underlying naked mole-rat eusociality. bioRxiv 209932; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/209932

Archer, E.K., Bennett, N.C., Junker, K., Faulkes, C.G., Lutermann, H. (2017) The distribution of gastrointestinal parasites in two populations of common mole-rats (Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus). Journal of Parasitology 103, 786-790.

Faulkes, C.G., Mgode, G.F., Archer, L. & Bennett, N.C. (2017) Relic populations of Fukomys mole-rats in Tanzania: description of two new species F. livingstoni sp. nov and F. hanangensis sp. nov. PeerJ 5:e3214. DOI 10.7717/peerj.3214. Link to download

Stoll, E.A., Karapavlovic, N., Woodmass, M., Rosa, H., Rygiel, K., White, K., Turnbull, D.M., & Faulkes, C.G. (2016) Naked mole-rats maintain healthy skeletal muscle and Complex IV mitochondrial enzyme function into old age. Aging 8, 3468-3485. DOI:10.18632/aging.101140. Link to download

Lewin, G., Omerbasić, D., Smith, E. St. J., Moroni, M., Eigenbrod, O., Homfeld, J., Reznick, J., Bennett, N. C, Faulkes, C.G. & Selbach, M. (2016) Hypofunctional TrkA accounts for the absence of pain sensitization in the African naked mole-rat. Cell Reports 17, 748-758. DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.09.035. Link to download

Brohus M., Gorbunova, V. Faulkes, C.G., Overgaard, M.T., & Conover, C.A. (2015) The insulin-like growth factor system in the long-lived naked mole-rat. PLoS ONE 10(12): e0145587. Link to download

Borghesan, M., Fusilli, C., Rappa, F., Panebianco, C., Oben, J., Mazzoccoli, G., Faulkes, C.G., Pata, I., Agodi, A., Rezaee, F., Minogue, S., Warren, A., Peterson, A., Sedivy, J.M. Douet, J., Buschbeck, M., Cappello, F., Mazza, T., Pazienza, V. & Vinciguerra, M. (2015) DNA hypomethylation and histone variant macroH2A1 synergistically attenuate chemotherapy-induced senescence to promote hepatocellular carcinoma progression. Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-15-1336. (in press)

Archer, E.K., Bennett, N.C., Faulkes, C.G. & Lutermann, H. (2015) Digging for answers: contributions of density- and frequency-dependent factors on ectoparasite burden in a social mammal. Oecologia. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-015-3494-0

Davies, K.T.J., Bennett, N.C., Tsagkogeorga, G., Rossiter, S.J. & Faulkes, C.G. (2015) Family-wide molecular adaptations to underground life in African mole-rats revealed by phylogenomic analysis. Molecular Biology and Evolution 32, 3089-3107. DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msv175. Link to download

Coen, C.W. Kalamatianos, T., Oosthuizen, M.K., Poorun, R., Faulkes, C.G., Bennett, N.C. (2015) Species differences in the telencephalic distribution of corticotrophin-releasing factor and urocortin iii and binding sites for corticotrophin-releasing factor receptors 1 and 2: a comparative study of eusocial naked mole-rats and solitary Cape mole-rats. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 523, 2344-2371. DOI: 10.1002/cne.23796. Link to journal page

Faulkes, C.G., Davies, K.T.J., Rossiter, S.J. & Bennett, N.C. (2015) Molecular evolution of the hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) gene in mammals: implications foradaptations to the subterranean niche and cancer resistance. Biology Letters 11, 20150185. Link to journal page

Davies, K.T.J., Tsagkogeorga, G., Bennett, N.C., Davalos, L.M., Faulkes, C.G., Rossiter, S.J. (2014) Molecular evolution of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor 1 receptors in long-lived small-bodied mammals. Gene 549, 228-236.

Katandukila, J.V., Chimimba, C.T., Faulkes, C.G., Makundi, R. & Bennett, N.C. (2014) Sweeping the house clean: Burrow architecture and seasonal digging activity in the EastAfrican mole-rat, Tachyoryctes splendens from Tanzania. J. Zool. 293, 271–280.

Cox, P.G. & Faulkes, C.G. (2014) The Masticatory Muscles of the Naked Mole-Rat, Heterocephalus glaber (Mammalia, Rodentia). PeerJ 2, e448. Link to download

Hone, D.W.E. & Faulkes, C.G. (2014) A proposed framework for establishing and evaluating hypotheses about the behaviour of extinct organisms. J. Zool. 292, 260-267.

Katandukila, J.V., Faulkes, C.G., Chimimba, C.T., & Bennett, N.C. (2013) Reproduction in the East African mole rat, Tachyoryctes splendens (Rodentia: Spalacidae) from Tanzania: the importance of rainfall. J. Zool. 291, 258–268.

Katandukila, J.V., Bennett, N.C., Chimimba, C.T., Faulkes, C.G. & Oosthuizen M.K. (2013) Locomotor activity patterns of captive East African root rats, Tachyoryctes splendens (Rodentia: Spalacidae) from Tanzania, East Africa. Journal of Mammalogy. 94 (6), 1393–1400.

Zhou, S., Holmes, M. M., Forger, N. G., Goldman, B. D., Lovern, M. B., Caraty, A., Kallo, I., Faulkes, C.G., Coen, C. W. (2013) Socially regulated reproductive development: Analysis of GnRH-1 and kisspeptin neuronal systems in cooperatively-breeding naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber). Journal of Comparative Neurology 521, 3003–3029. Link to journal page

Faulkes, C.G. & Bennett, N.C. (2013) Plasticity and constraints on social evolution in African mole-rats: ultimate and proximate factors. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 368 (1618).

Kundu, S., Faulkes, C.G., Greenwood, A., Jones, C.G., Kaiser, P., Lyne, O.D., Black, S., Chowrimootoo, A., and Groombridge, J.J. (2012) Tracking Viral Evolution during a Disease Outbreak: the Rapid and Complete Selective Sweep of a Circovirus in the Endangered Echo Parakeet. Journal of Virology 86, 5221–5229.

Yu, C., Li, Y., Holmes, A., Szafranski, K., Faulkes, C.G., Coen, C.W., Austad, S., Buffenstein, R., Platzer, M., de Magalhães, J.P. & Church, G.M. (2011) RNA sequencing reveals differential expression of mitochondrial and oxidation reduction genes in the long-lived naked mole-rat when compared to mice. PLoS ONE. 6(11), e26729. Link to download

Faulkes, C.G., Bennett, N.C., Cotterill, F.P.D., Stanley, W. & Verheyen E. (2011) Phylogeography and cryptic diversity of the solitary-dwelling silvery mole-rat, genus Heliophobius (Family: Bathyergidae). J. Zool.(Lond.). 285, 324–338.

Sichilima, A.M., Bennett N.C. & Faulkes, C.G. (2011) Field evidence for aseasonality of breeding and colony size in Ansell’s mole-rat, Fukomys anselli (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). African Zoology. 46, 334-339.

Brown, R.M., Jordan, W.C., Faulkes, C.G., Jones, C.G., Bugoni, L., Tatayah, V., Palma, R.L. & Nichols, R.A. (2011) Phylogenetic Relationships in Pterodroma Petrels are Obscured by Recent Secondary Contact and Hybridization. PLoS ONE . 6(5), e20350. Reprint

Brown, R.M., Nichols, R.A., Faulkes, C.G., Jones, C.G., Bugoni, L. & Jordan, W.C. (2010) Range expansion and hybridization in Round Island petrels (Pterodroma arminjoniana); evidence from microsatellite genotypes. Molecular Ecology. 19, 3157-3170.

Chimimba, C.T., Sichilima, A.M., Faulkes C.G. & Bennett, N.C. (2010) Craniometric sexual dimorphism and ontogenetic variation in the social giant mole-rat, Fukomys mechowii (Rodentia: Bathyergidae) from Zambia. African Zoology 45, 160-176.

Faulkes, C.G., Sichilima, A., van Sandwyk, J., Lutermann, H. & Bennett, N.C. (2010) Control of ovulation in female giant mole-rats, Fukomys mechowii (Rodentia: Bathyergidae), and phylogenetic trends within the family. J. Zool. 284, 64-74.

Mirol, P.M., Giménez M.D., Searle, J.B., Bidau C.J., & Faulkes, C.G. (2010) Population and species boundaries in a changing environment in the South American subterranean rodent Ctenomys. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 100, 368–383.

Faulkes, C.G., Mgode, G.F., Le Comber, S.C. & Bennett, N.C. (2010) Cladogenesis and endemism in Tanzanian mole-rats, genus Fukomys (Family: Bathyergidae): A role for tectonics? Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 100, 337–352.

Kalamatianos T., Faulkes, C.G, Oosthuizen, M.K., Bennett, N.C & Coen, C.W. (2010) Telencephalic binding sites for oxytocin reflect social organisation: evidence from eusocial naked mole-rats and solitary Cape mole-rats. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 518, 1792-1813.

Zhao, H., Ru, B., Teeling, E.C., Faulkes, C.G., Zhang, S., & Rossiter, S.J. (2009) Rhodopsin molecular evolution in mammals inhabiting low light environments. PLoS ONE. 4(12), e8326

Faulkes, C.G., Arruda, M.F. & Monteiro da Cruz, M.A. (2009) Genetic structure within and among populations of the common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus: implications for cooperative breeding. In: The Smallest Anthropoids: The Marmoset/Callimico Radiation (eds L.C. Davis , S.M. Ford & L. Porter). Springer, New York.

Faulkes, C.G. & Bennett, N.C. (2009) Reproductive skew in African mole-rats: Behavioural and physiological mechanisms to maintain high skew. In: Reproductive Skew in Vertebrates: Proximate and Ultimate Causes pp. 369-396 (eds. R. Hager & C.B. Jones). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Bennett N.C., Faulkes C.G., Hart, L. & Jarvis, J.U.M. (2009) Bathyergus suillus (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). Mammalian Species 828, 1-7.

O’Riain, M.J. & Faulkes, C.G. (2008) African mole-rats: Eusociality, relatedness and ecological constraints. In: Ecology of Social Evolution, eds J. Heinze and J. Korb. Pp. 205-220. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

Sichilima A., Faulkes C.G. & Bennett N.C., (2008) Field evidence for aseasonality of reproduction and colony size in the Afrotropical giant mole-rat Fukomys mechowii (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). African Zoology 43, 144-149.

Sichilima A., Bennett N.C., Faulkes C.G. & Le Comber S.C. (2008) Evolution of African mole-rat sociality: burrow architecture, rainfall and foraging in colonies of the cooperatively breeding Fukomys mechowii. J. Zool. Lond. 275, 276-282.

Kundu, S. & Faulkes, C.G. (2007) A tangled history: Patterns of MHC evolution in the African mole-rats (Family Bathyergidae). Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 91, 493-503.

Faulkes, C.G. & Bennett, N.C. (2007) African mole-rats: Behavioral and Ecological Diversity. In: Rodent Societies: An Ecological and Evolutionary Perspective, pp. 427-437 (eds J. Wolff & P.W. Sherman). The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Bennett, N.C., Gutjar, G.H. & Faulkes, C.G. (2007) The reproductive physiology and endocrinology of the African mole-rats. In: Subterranean Rodents: News from Underground, pp. 61-78 (eds S. Begall, H. Burda & C.E. Schleich). Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg.

Van Daele, P.A.A.G., Faulkes, C.G., Verheyen, E. & Adrians, D. (2007) African mole-rats (Bathyergidae): A complex radiation in Afrotropical soils. In: Subterranean Rodents: News from Underground, pp. 357-373 (eds S. Begall, H. Burda & C.E. Schleich). Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg.

Deuvea, J.L., Bennett, N. C., O’Brien, P.C.M., Ferguson-Smith, M.A., Faulkes, C.G., Britton-Davidiane, J. & Robinson T.J. (2006) Complex evolution of X and Y autosomal translocations in the Giant Mole-Rat, Cryptomys mechowi (Bathyergidae). Chromosome Research 14, 681-691.

Bennett, N.C., Maree, S. & Faulkes, C.G. (2006) Georychus capensis. Mammalian Species No 799; pp 1-4.

Parag, A., Bennett, N.C., Faulkes, C.G. & Bateman, P.W. (2006) Penile morphology of African mole-rats (Bathyergidae): structural modification in relation to mode of ovulation and degee of sociality. J. Zool. Lond. 270, 323-329.

Chen, S., Rossiter, S.J., Faulkes, C.G., & Jones, G. (2006) Population genetic structure and demographic history of the endemic Formosan lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus monoceros). Molecular Ecology 15, 1643-1656.

Rossiter, S.J., Ransome, R.D., Faulkes, C.G., Dawson, D.A. & Jones, G. (2006) Long-term reproductive skew in a mammal with reversed sexual size dimorphism. Molecular Ecology 15, 3035-3043.

Rossiter SJ, Ransome RD, Faulkes CG, Le Comber SC & Jones G  (2005) Mate fidelity and intra-lineage polygyny in greater horseshoe bats. Nature 437, 408-411.

Burland, T.M., Bennett, N.C., Jarvis, J.U.M. & Faulkes, C.G. (2004) Colony structure and parentage in wild colonies of co-operatively breeding Damaraland mole-rats suggests a role for reproductive suppression. Molecular Ecology 13, 2371-2379. Abstract Reprint 

Kundu, S. & Faulkes, C.G. (2004) Patterns of MHC selection in African mole-rats (Family Bathyergidae): the effects of sociality and habitat. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B. 271, 273-278.  Abstract Reprint  

Faulkes, C.G., Verheyen, E., Verheyen, W., Jarvis, J.U.M. & Bennett, N.C. (2004) Phylogeographic patterns of speciation and genetic divergence in African mole-rats (Family Bathyergidae). Molecular Ecology 13, 613-629. Abstract Reprint  

Dawson, D.A., Rossiter, S.J., Jones, G. & Faulkes, C.G. (2004) microsatellite loci for the greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Rhinolophidae, Chiroptera) and their cross utility in 17 other bat species. Molecular Ecology Notes 4, 96-100. 

Faulkes, C.G., Arruda, M.F. & Monteiro da Cruz, M.A. (2003) Matrilineal genetic structure within and among populations of the cooperatively breeding common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus. Molecular Ecology 12, 1101-1108. Abstract Reprint  

Burland, T.M., Bennett, N.C., Jarvis, J.U.M. & Faulkes, C.G. (2002) Eusociality in African mole-rats: new insights from patterns of genetic relatedness in the Damaraland mole-rat (Cryptomys damarensis). Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B. 269, 1025-1030. Abstract Reprint  

Le Comber, S.C., Spinks, A.C. Bennett, N.C., Jarvis, J.U.M. & Faulkes, C.G. (2002) Fractal dimension of mole-rat burrows. Can. J. Zool. 80, 436-441.  Abstract 

Burland, T.M. Bishop, J.M. O'Ryan, C.O. & Faulkes, C.G. (2001) Microsatellite primers for the African mole-rat genus Cryptomys and cross-species amplification within the family Bathyergidae. Molecular Ecology Notes 1, 311-314. 

Bervovitch, B.K.B. & Faulkes, C.G. (2001) Eruption rates of the mandibular incisors of naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber). J. Zool. Lond. 255, 461-466.

Clarke, F. M. & Faulkes, C.G. (2001) Intra-colony aggression in the naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber. Animal Behaviour 61, 311-324. 

Faulkes, C.G. & Bennett, N.C. (2001) Family values: Group dynamics and social control of reproduction in African mole-rats. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 16, 184-190. 

Spinks, A.C., Bennett, N.C., Faulkes, C.G. & Jarvis, J.U.M. (2000) Circulating LH levels and the Response to Exogenous GnRH in the Common Mole-Rat: Implications for Reproductive Regulation in This Social, Seasonal Breeding Species. Hormones & Behaviour 37, 221-228. 

Bennett, N.C. & Faulkes, C.G. (2000) African Mole-Rats - Ecology and Eusociality. Cambridge University Press. 

Clarke, F. M. & Faulkes, C.G. (1999) Kin discrimination and female mate choice in the naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber. Proc. R. Soc.Lond. B. 266, 1995-2002. Abstract 

Bennett, N.C., Faulkes, C.G., & Jarvis, J.U.M. (1999) Reproduction in subterranean rodents. In The Biology of Subterranean Rodents:Evolutionary Challenges and Opportunities. Eds Cameron, G. Lacey, E.A. and Patton J. 

Bennett, N.C., Faulkes, C.G., & Jarvis, J.U.M. (1999) Socially-induced reproductive suppression in African mole-rats (Family Bathyergidae). In Advances in the Study of Behaviour 28, 75-114. 

Faulkes, C.G. (1999) Social transmission of information in a eusocial rodent, the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber). In Zoological Society of London Syposium 73, 205-214. Abstract 

Clarke, F. M. & Faulkes, C.G. (1998) Hormonal and behavioural correlates of male dominance and reproductive status in captive colonies of the naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber. Proc. R. Soc.Lond. B. 265, 1391-1399. Abstract 

Faulkes, C.G. (1998) The naked mole-rat. In Encylopedia of Reproduction. Eds E. Knobil & J. Neil. Academic Press, San Diego. 3, 2201-2206. 

Faulkes, C.G., Bennett, N.C., Bruford, M.W., O'Brien, H.P., Aguilar, G.H., & Jarvis, J.U.M. (1997) Ecological constraints drive social evolution in the African mole-rats. Proc. R. Soc.Lond. B. 264, 1619-1627. Abstract 

Faulkes, C.G., Abbott, D.H., O'Brien, H.P., Lau, L. Roy, M., Wayne, R.K., & Bruford, M.W.(1997) Micro- and macro-geographic genetic structure of colonies of naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber. Molecular Ecology 6, 615-628. Abstract 

Smith, T.E., Faulkes, C.G. & Abbott, D.H. (1997) Combined olfactory contact with the parent colony and direct contact with non-breeding animals does not maintain suppression of ovulation in female naked mole-rats. Hormones & Behavior 31, 277-288. Abstract 

Clarke, F. M. & Faulkes, C.G. (1997) Hormonal and behavioural correlates of dominance and queen succession in captive colonies of the eusocial naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber. Proc. R. Soc.Lond. B. 264, 993-1000. Abstract 

Bennett, N.C., Faulkes, C.G. & Spinks, A. C. (1997) LH responses to single doses of exogenous GnRH by social Mashona mole-rats: a socially-induced infertility continuum in the family Bathyergidae. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B. 264, 1001-1006. Abstract 

Faulkes, C.G. & Abbott, D.H. (1997) Proximate mechanisms regulating a reproductive dictatorship: A single dominant female controls male and female reproduction in colonies of naked mole-rats. In: Cooperative Breeding in Mammals. pp. 302-334. Eds. N.G. Solomon & J.A. French. Cambridge University Press, New York. 

O' Riain, M.J., Jarvis, J.U.M., & Faulkes, C.G. (1996) A dispersive morph in the naked-rats. Nature 380, 619-621. Abstract 

Bennett, N.C., Faulkes, C.G. & Molteno, A. J. (1996) Reproductive suppression in subordinate, non-breeding female Damaraland mole-rats: Two components to a lifetime of socially-induced infertility. Proc. R. Soc.Lond. B 263, 1599-1603. Abstract 

Faulkes, C.G., Trowell, S.N., Jarvis, J.U.M., & Bennett, N.C. (1994) Investigation of numbers of spermatozoa and sperm motility in reproductively active and socially suppressed males of two eusocial African mole-rats, the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), and the Damaraland mole-rats (Cryptomys damarensis). J. Reprod. Fert. 100, 411-416. Abstract 

Bennett, N.C., Aguilar, G.H., Jarvis, J.U.M. & Faulkes, C.G. (1994) Thermoregulation in three species of Afrotropical subterranean mole-rats (Rodentia: Bathyergidae) from Zambia and Angola and scaling within the genus Cryptomys. Oecologia 94, 222-227. Abstract 

Bennett, N.C., Jarvis, J.U.M. Faulkes, C.G. & Millar, R.P. (1993) LH responses of freshly caught female and male Damaraland mole-rats, Cryptomys damarensis to single doses of exogenous GnRH. J. Reprod. Fert. 99, 81-86.  

Faulkes, C.G., & Abbott, D.H. (1993) Evidence that primer pheromones do not cause social suppression of reproduction in male and female naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber. J. Reprod. Fert. 99, 225-230. 

Faulkes, C.G. & Abbott, D.H. (1991) Social control of reproduction in both breeding and non-breeding male naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber. J. Reprod. Fert. 93, 427-435. 

Faulkes, C.G., Abbott, D.H., & Jarvis, J.U.M. (1991) Social suppression of reproduction in male naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber. J. Reprod. Fert. 91: 593-604. 

Faulkes, C.G., Abbott, D.H., Liddell, C. E., George, L. M. & Jarvis, J.U.M. (1991) Hormonal and behavioural aspects of reproductive suppression in female naked mole-rats Heterocephalus glaber. In: The Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat pp. 426-445. Eds. P.W. Sherman, J.U.M. Jarvis & R. D. Alexander. Princeton University Press, New York. 

Abbott, D. H., Baines, D. A., Faulkes, C. G., Lewis, E., Ning, P. C. Y. K. & Tomlinson, A. J. (1990) A natural deer repellent: chemistry and behaviour. In: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 5. pp. 599-609. Eds. D. W. Macdonald, D. Muller-Schwarze & S.E. Natynczuk. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 

Abbott, D. H., Barrett, J. & Faulkes, C. G. (1990) Pheromonal contraception. In: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 5. pp. 169-177. Eds. D. W. Macdonald, D. Muller-Schwarze & S.E. Natynczuk. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 

Faulkes, C. G., Abbott, D. H. & Mellor, A. (1990) Investigation of genetic diversity in wild colonies of naked mole-rats by DNA fingerprinting. J. Zool. Lond. 221: 87-97. 

Faulkes, C.G., Abbott, D.H., Jarvis, J.U.M. & Sherrif, F.E. (1990) LH responses of female naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber to single and multiple doses of exogenous GnRH. J. Reprod. Fert. 89, 317-323. 

Faulkes, C.G., Abbott, D.H. & Jarvis, J.U.M. (1990) Social suppression of ovarian cyclicity in captive and wild colonies of naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber. J. Reprod. Fert 88, 559-568. 

Abbott, D. H., Barrett, J., Faulkes C. G. & George L.M. (1989) Social contraception in naked mole-rats and marmoset monkeys. J. Zool. Lond. 219, 703-710.

Other publications and published abstracts

Faulkes, C.G. (1996) The naked mole-rat: an insect-like mammal. Biological Sciences Review. 9, 15-17. 

Faulkes, C.G., Trowell, S.N. & Taggart, D.A. (1994) Investigation of sperm numbers and motility in reproductively active and socially suppressed naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Reproductive Research in Man & Animals, Nairobi, May 1992.

Faulkes, C.G., Bennett N.C. & Jarvis, J.U.M. (1994) LH responses of wild caught female and male Damaraland mole-rats, Cryptomys damarensis, to single doses of GnRH. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Reproductive Research in Man & Animals, Nairobi, May 1992.

Smith, T.E., Faulkes, C.G., & Abbott, D.H. (1994) In colonies of naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber, a behavioural mechanism involving direct contact with the queen may be responsible for suppression of reproduction in females. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Reproductive Research in Man & Animals, Nairobi, May 1992.

Bennett N.C., Jarvis, J.U.M. & Faulkes, C.G. (1994) Reproductive hormone profiles of three colonies of the eusocial mole-rat, Cryptomys damarensis. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Reproductive Research in Man & Animals, Nairobi, May 1992.

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