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Jennifer U. M. Jarvis

Jennifer U. M. Jarvis

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Ecology and Evolution

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55
Citations
10069
World Ranking
3009
National Ranking
33

Overview

Jennifer U. M. Jarvis is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research spans multiple aspects of evolutionary biology, paleontology, molecular biology, ecology, and anthropology.

Their recent publication record includes studies published in recognized scientific journals. Notable papers are:

  • "The naked truth: a comprehensive clarification and classification of current 'myths' in naked mole-rat biology" (2021) published in Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "Fossorial adaptations in African mole-rats (Bathyergidae) and the unique appendicular phenotype of naked mole-rats" (2022) published in Communications Biology
  • "Revised Parameters for the IAPWS Formulation for the Ionization Constant of Water Over a Wide Range of Temperatures and Densities, Including Near-Critical Conditions" (2024) published in Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data
  • "Strength in numbers: Group size enhances individual survival and colony longevity in Damaraland mole-rats Fukomys damarensis" (2025) published in Journal of Arid Environments

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Nigel C. Bennett
  • Rochelle Buffenstein
  • Vincent Amoroso
  • Blazej Andziak
  • Stanislav Avdieiev

Jennifer U. M. Jarvis has published repeatedly in the following scientific venues:

  • Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Communications Biology
  • Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data
  • Journal of Arid Environments

Their research engages with several intersecting scientific topics, including:

  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions

The subfields of study represented in their work feature:

  • Paleontology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Anthropology

Best Publications

  • Eusociality in a Mammal: Cooperative Breeding in Naked Mole-Rat Colonies

    J. U. M. Jarvis

  • The Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat

    Paul W. Sherman;Jennifer U.M. Jarvis;Richard D. Alexander

  • Mammalian eusociality: a family affair

    Jennifer U.M. Jarvis;M.Justin O'Riain;Nigel C. Bennett;Paul W. Sherman

  • A dispersive morph in the naked mole-rat.

    M. Justin O'Riain;Jennifer U. M. Jarvis;Chris G. Faulkes

  • Eusociality has evolved independently in two genera of bathyergid mole-rats — but occurs in no other subterranean mammal

    J. U. M. Jarvis;N. C. Bennett

  • Ecological constraints drive social evolution in the African mole-rats.

    C. G. Faulkes;N. C. Bennett;Michael William Bruford;H. P. O'Brien

  • Social suppression of ovarian cyclicity in captive and wild colonies of naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber

    C. G. Faulkes;D. H. Abbott;J. U. M. Jarvis

  • The Social Structure and Reproductive Biology of Colonies of the Mole-Rat, Cryptomys damarensis (Rodentia, Bathyergidae)

    Nigel C. Bennett;Jennifer U. M. Jarvis

  • 3. Ecology and Behavior of the Family Bathyergidae

    Jennifer U. M. Jarvis;Nigel C. Bennett;Paul W. Sherman;Richard D. Alexander

  • The Naked Mole Rat--A New Record for the Oldest Living Rodent

    Rochelle Buffenstein;Jennifer U. M. Jarvis

  • Comparative patterns of philopatry and dispersal in two common mole-rat populations: implications for the evolution of mole-rat sociality

    Andrew C. Spinks;Jennifer U. M. Jarvis;Nigel C. Bennett

  • Daily and seasonal temperatures in the burrows of African rodent moles

    N.C. Bennett;J.U.M. Jarvis;K.C. Davies

  • Phylogeographical patterns of genetic divergence and speciation in African mole-rats (Family: Bathyergidae).

    C. G. Faulkes;E. Verheyen;W. Verheyen;J. U. M. Jarvis

  • The burrow systems and burrowing dynamics of the mole‐rats Bathyergus suillus and Cryptomys hottentotus in the fynbos of the south‐western Cape, South Africa

    Katherine C. Davies;Jennifer U. M. Jarvis

  • Social suppression of reproduction in male naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber.

    C. G. Faulkes;D. H. Abbott;J. U. M. Jarvis

  • Morphological castes in a vertebrate.

    M. J. O'Riain;J. U. M. Jarvis;R. Alexander;R. Buffenstein

  • Food availability and foraging by wild colonies of Damaraland mole-rats (Cryptomys damarensis): implications for sociality

    Jennifer U. M. Jarvis;Nigel C. Bennett;Andrew C. Spinks

  • The Use of Seismic Signals by Fossorial Southern African Mammals: A Neuroethological Gold Mine

    Peter M. Narins;Edwin R. Lewis;Jennifer J.U.M. Jarvis;Justin O’Riain

  • The reproductive biology of the Cape mole‐rat, Georychus capensis (Rodentia, Bathyergidae)

    N. C. Bennett;J. U. M. Jarvis

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

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  • Biology of the naked mole-rat

    P.W. Sherman;J.U.M. Jarvis;R.D. Alexander

Frequent Co-Authors

Nigel C. Bennett
Nigel C. Bennett University of Pretoria
Paul W. Sherman
Paul W. Sherman Cornell University
Chris G. Faulkes
Chris G. Faulkes Queen Mary University of London
M. Justin O'Riain
M. Justin O'Riain University of Cape Town
Andre Ganswindt
Andre Ganswindt University of Pretoria
Rochelle Buffenstein
Rochelle Buffenstein The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Peter M. Narins
Peter M. Narins University of California, Los Angeles
Rodney L. Honeycutt
Rodney L. Honeycutt Pepperdine University
Clive W. Coen
Clive W. Coen King's College London
Marc W. Allard
Marc W. Allard US Food and Drug Administration

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