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Spalax

A genus of blind, subterranean MOLE RATS, in the subfamily Spalacidae, family MURIDAE, used as a animal model in neurophysiology. There are at least… 
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2002
2002
Adaptive evolution of small heat shock protein/ αB-crystallin promoter activity of the blind subterranean mole rat, Spalax ehrenbergi
Blind mole rats have degenerated subcutaneous eyes that are visually nonfunctional. In this investigation, we have compared the… 
2002
2002
Circadian genes in a blind subterranean mammal II: Conservation and uniqueness of the three Period homologs in the blind subterranean mole rat, Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies
We demonstrated that a subterranean, visually blind mammal has a functional set of three Per genes that are important components… 
1999
1999
Molecular Evolution of Cytochrome b of Subterranean Mole Rats, Spalax ehrenbergi Superspecies, in Israel
Abstract. We describe the molecular evolution of cytochrome b of blind subterranean mole rats. We examined 12 individuals for… 
1997
1997
Size of somatosensory cortex and of somatosensory thalamic nuclei of the naturally blind mole rat, Spalax ehrenbergi.
The hypothesis that the somatosensory system in the naturally blind subterranean rodent Spalax ehrenbergi (= mole rat) is… 
1996
1996
Seasonal changes in urinary odors and in responses to them by blind subterranean mole rats
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1994
Highly Cited
1994
Genetic polymorphisms in subterranean mammals (Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies) in the Near East revisited: patterns and theory
Allozyme diversity in the superspecies Spalax ehrenbergi has been revisited by studying 36 gene loci in 241 subterranean mole… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Ocular regression conceals adaptive progression of the visual system in a blind subterranean mammal
THE mole rat, Spalax ehrenberghi, is an extreme example of natural visual degeneration in mammals: visual pathways are regressed… 
1989
1989
Individual footdrumming signatures in banner-tailed kangaroo rats Dipodomys spectabilis
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1987
Highly Cited
1987
Vibrational communication in subterranean mole rats (Spalax ehrenbergi)
SummaryWe describe a vibrational communication system in subterranean mole rats of the Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies in Israel… 
1987
1987
Evolutionary expansion of Mhc class I loci in the mole-rat, Spalax ehrenbergi.
A cosmid genomic library was prepared from a single individual of the rodent Spalax ehrenbergi, the mole rat, captured in Israel… 
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