Muscle architecture and muscle fibre type composition in the forelimb of two African mole‐rat species, Bathyergus suillus and Heterocephalus glaber

• Published in: Journal of morphology (1931) Vol. 284; no. 3; pp. e21557 - n/a
• Main Authors: Sahd, Lauren, Doubell, Narusa, Bennett, Nigel C., Kotzé, Sanet H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Animals; Bathyergidae; burrowing; Forelimb - anatomy & histology; histology; Mole Rats - anatomy & histology; Muscle Fibers, Skeletal; Muscle, Skeletal - anatomy & histology; PCSA; Phylogeny; thoracic limb; thoracic limb; burrowing; Bathyergidae; PCSA; histology

The scratch‐digging Cape dune mole‐rat (Bathyergus suillus), and the chisel‐toothed digging naked mole‐rat (Heterocephalus glaber) are African mole‐rats that differ in their digging strategy. The aim of this study was to determine if these behavioural differences are reflected in the muscle architec...