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Burrow Orientation

Burrow Orientation is a morphological construct in the study of animal excavation behavior that specifies the spatial directionality of a burrow relative to environmental or gravitational axes, distinguishing it from other burrow attributes by focusing on alignment rather than structure, depth, or shape.

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270

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151

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2017–2026

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Burrow structure and foraging costs in the fossorial rodent, Thomomys bottae

David Vleck · Oecologia · 1981 · 205 citations

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Daily and Seasonal Patterns of Activity and Energetics in a Heteromyid Rodent Community

G. J. Kenagy · Ecology · 1973 · 203 citations

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Priapulid worms: Pioneer horizontal burrowers at the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary

Jean Vannier, Ivan Calandra, Christian Gaillard et al. · Geology · 2010 · 178 citations

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Characteristics and Use of Burrows by Four Species of Armadillos in Brazil

Tracy Carter, Cláudia Encarnação · Journal of Mammalogy · 1983 · 125 citations

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Burrowing rodents increase landscape heterogeneity in a desert grassland

Ana D. Davidson, David C. Lightfoot · Journal of Arid Environments · 2008 · 124 citations

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Authors

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  1. YC
    Yvan Capowiez

    Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, France

    3 publications · 191 citations

    3

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  2. CM
    C. Michael Bull

    Flinders University, Australia

    3 publications · 118 citations

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  3. CE
    Cristian E. Schleich

    National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina

    3 publications · 50 citations

    3

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  4. FB
    François Bastardie

    Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

    2 publications · 91 citations

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  5. RJ
    Robert J. Blanchard

    University of Hawaii System, United States

    2 publications · 136 citations

    2

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Institutions

151

  1. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    164 citations

  2. National University of Mar del Plata

    Mar del Plata, Argentina

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    100 citations

  3. Flinders University

    Adelaide, Australia

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    254 citations

  4. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    254 citations

  5. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    241 citations

  6. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    44 citations

  7. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    67 citations

  8. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    146 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Mammalogy

    JM · 7 publications · 282 citations

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  2. ACTA THERIOLOGICA

    5 publications · 157 citations

    5

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  3. Journal of Experimental Biology

    3 publications · 111 citations

    3

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  4. Animal Behaviour

    3 publications · 97 citations

    3

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  5. The American Midland Naturalist

    2 publications · 105 citations

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