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Burrowing in fossorial rodent coruro \kur{Spalacopus cyanus}
MACHANCOVÁ, Tereza
The aim of the thesis was to conduct a literature review on subterranean mammals focusing on aspects of biology related to life in underground burrows, particularly the methods of burrowing. Part of the bachelor's thesis also describes differences in tunneling behavior of the cururo (Spalacopus cyanus) depending on different soil properties. I analyzed seven activities that characterize the burrowing behavior of this fossorial rodent species. The result is a description of digging methods depen-ding on the type of substrate. The findings of my work demonstrate a greater use of incisors in hard soils and a higher utilization of forelimbs in soft soils. My results contribute to a deeper understanding of digging dynamics in subterranean mam-mals.

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