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Burrow Shape

Burrow Shape is a morphological construct in the study of animal burrows that specifies the geometric configuration of a burrow system, distinguished by its intrinsic three-dimensional form and structural symmetry as a descriptor of excavation behavior and functional adaptation.

368

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832

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436

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2017–2026

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368

Between-habitat differences in burrow characteristics and trophic modes in the southwestern Atlantic burrowing crab Chasmagnathus granulata

Oscar Iribarne, Alejandro Bortolus, Florencia Botto · Marine Ecology Progress Series · 1997 · 242 citations · Full text

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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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Ichnofabrics containing <i>Ophiomorpha:</i> significance in shallow-water facies interpretation

John E. Pollard, R. Goldring, S. G. Buck · Journal of the Geological Society · 1993 · 199 citations

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Burrowing and burrow patterns of East African mole‐rats Tachyoryctes, Heliophobius and Heterocephalus

J. U. M. Jarvis, J. B. Sale · Journal of Zoology · 1971 · 198 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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Authors

832

  1. YC
    Yvan Capowiez

    Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, France

    10 publications · 757 citations

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  2. NC
    Nigel C. Bennett

    University of Pretoria, South Africa

    7 publications · 239 citations

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  3. SC
    Steven C. Le Comber

    Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 208 citations

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  4. KM
    Kelly M. Dorgan

    Dauphin Island Sea Lab, United States

    6 publications · 300 citations

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  5. DI
    Daniel I. Hembree

    Ohio University, United States

    5 publications · 115 citations

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Institutions

436

  1. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    11 h-index

    20 publications

    553 citations

  2. Marine Scotland

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    18 publications

    789 citations

  3. University of Pretoria

    Pretoria, South Africa

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    669 citations

  4. Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse

    Avignon, France

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    869 citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    946 citations

  6. Queen Mary University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    266 citations

  7. Ohio University

    Athens, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    203 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    291 citations

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  1. Journal of Zoology

    17 publications · 864 citations

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  2. Journal of Mammalogy

    JM · 14 publications · 561 citations

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  3. Marine Biology

    11 publications · 536 citations

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  5. Biology and Fertility of Soils

    9 publications · 523 citations

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