J. U. M. Jarvis

University of Cape Town — South Africa

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physical Sciences

45h-index8.4kcitations116works4.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Evolution and Paleontology Studies(79), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies(71), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies(23), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(16), Physiological and biochemical adaptations(12)

Publications116 total

Strength in numbers: Group size enhances individual survival and colony longevity in Damaraland mole-rats Fukomys damarensis
Journal of Arid Environments·2025Open Access
Revised Parameters for the IAPWS Formulation for the Ionization Constant of Water Over a Wide Range of Temperatures and Densities, Including Near-Critical Conditions
Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data·2024· 9 cited
Fossorial adaptations in African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) and the unique appendicular phenotype of naked mole-rats
Communications Biology·2022· 22 citedOpen Access
The naked truth: a comprehensive clarification and classification of current ‘myths’ in naked mole‐rat biology
Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society·2021· 125 citedOpen Access
Sex differences in timing and context of dispersal in Damaraland mole‐rats (<i>Fukomys damarensis</i>)
Journal of Zoology·2018· 33 cited
Evidence for contrasting roles for prolactin in eusocial naked mole-rats, <i>Heterocephalus glaber</i> and Damaraland mole-rats, <i>Fukomys damarensis</i>
Biology Letters·2018· 28 citedOpen Access
Growth affects dispersal success in social mole-rats, but not the duration of philopatry
Biology Letters·2018· 13 citedOpen Access
Supplementary material from "Growth affects dispersal success in social mole-rats: but not the duration of philopatry"
Figshare·2018Open Access
Supplementary material from "Evidence for contrasting roles for prolactin in eusocial naked mole-rats, <i>Heterocephalus glaber</i> and Damaraland mole-rats, <i>Fukomys damarensis</i>"
Figshare·2018Open Access
Subterranean Mammals: Reservoirs of Infection or Overlooked Sentinels of Anthropogenic Environmental Soiling?
EcoHealth·2017· 3 cited
3. Ecology and Behavior of the Family Bathyergidae
Princeton University Press eBooks·2017· 35 cited
12. Growth and Factors Affecting Body Size in Naked Mole-Rats
Princeton University Press eBooks·2017· 27 cited
13. Reproduction of Naked Mole-Rats
Princeton University Press eBooks·2017· 43 cited
14. Hormonal and Behavioral Aspects of Reproductive Suppression in Female Naked Mole-Rats
Princeton University Press eBooks·2017· 11 cited
8. An Ethogram for the Naked Mole-Rat: Nonvocal Behaviors
Princeton University Press eBooks·2017· 27 cited
Appendix: Methods for Capturing, Transporting, and Maintaining Naked Mole-Rats in Captivity
Princeton University Press eBooks·2017· 9 cited
The Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat
Princeton University Press eBooks·2017· 528 cited
O2 binding and CO2 sensitivity in hemoglobins of subterranean African mole rats
Journal of Experimental Biology·2017· 16 citedOpen Access
Oxygen binding affinities and effector sensitivities of hemoglobins of African mole rats inhabiting hypoxic and hypercapnic burrows
The FASEB Journal·2016
Workforce Effects and the Evolution of Complex Sociality in Wild Damaraland Mole Rats
The American Naturalist·2015· 24 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Nigel C. Bennett(29), Chris G. Faulkes(11), A. C. Spinks(7), M. Justin O’Riain(6), Paul W. Sherman(5), Christopher G. Faulkes(4), Rochelle Buffenstein(4), G. H. Aguilar(3), David H. Abbott(3), D. T. Mitchell(2), Katherine C. Davies(2), Angela Lee(2), T. M. Burland(2), Robert P. Millar(2), Richard D. Alexander(1), Frederick J. Kruger(1), Michael W. Bruford(1), H. P. O'Brien(1), C. H. Gimingham(1), F. J. Kruger(1)