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Burrow Size

Burrow Size is a morphometric attribute that quantifies the physical dimensions of a burrow, typically expressed as a univariate measure such as length, diameter, or volume, distinguishing it from other structural descriptors by focusing exclusively on dimensional extent within the architecture of subterranean or sediment-dwelling organism excavations.

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2017–2026

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Burrow Dimensions

Parents

Publications

143

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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Discrete genetic modules are responsible for complex burrow evolution in Peromyscus mice

Jesse N. Weber, Brant K. Peterson, Hopi E. Hoekstra · Nature · 2013 · 241 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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Burrow structure and use in the sand fiddler crab, Uca pugilator (Bosc)

John H. Christy · Animal Behaviour · 1982 · 168 citations

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Assessment of earthworm burrowing efficiency in compacted soil with a combination of morphological and soil physical measurements

Monika Joschko, Heiko Diestel, Otto Larink · Biology and Fertility of Soils · 1989 · 136 citations

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Authors

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  1. OJ
    O. J. Reichman

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    4 publications · 310 citations

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  2. ST
    Stephen T. Hasiotis

    University of Kansas, United States

    3 publications · 165 citations

    3

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  3. SS
    Shirley S. L. Lim

    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    3 publications · 132 citations

    3

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  4. EW
    Eric W. Seabloom

    University of Minnesota, United States

    3 publications · 99 citations

    3

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  5. NC
    Nigel C. Bennett

    University of Pretoria, South Africa

    3 publications · 54 citations

    3

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Institutions

180

  1. University of Pretoria

    Pretoria, South Africa

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    305 citations

  2. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    462 citations

  3. National Institute of Education

    Jurong West, Singapore

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    153 citations

  4. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    93 citations

  5. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    365 citations

  6. Kyushu University

    Fukuoka, Japan

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    100 citations

  7. University of Otago

    Dunedin, New Zealand

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    103 citations

  8. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    86 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Mammalogy

    JM · 7 publications · 429 citations

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  2. Marine Ecology Progress Series

    MEPS · 7 publications · 632 citations

    7

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  3. Journal of Zoology

    6 publications · 317 citations

    6

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  4. Journal of Natural History

    5 publications · 186 citations

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