General Interest
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- van Zyll de Jong, C.G. Handbook of Canadian mammals. 1. Marsupials and
insectivores. National Museum of Canada, Ottawa 210pp.
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History 92:55-60.
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Natural History
- Bishop, W.L. 1902. A nest of the star-nosed mole. Transactions of
the Nova Scotia Institute of Science 10:349.
- Cahn. 1937. Mammals of Quetico Park. Journal of Mammalogy
18:20-21.
- Davis, D.E. and F. Peek. 1970. Litter size of the star-nosed mole
(Condylura cristata). Journal of Mammalogy 51:156.
- Eadie, W.R. and W.J. Hamilton, Jr. Notes on reproduction in the
star-nosed mole. Journal of Mammalogy 37:223-231.
- Fisher, A.K. 1885. The star-nosed mole amphibious. American
Naturalist 19:895.
- Goodwin, G.C. 1932. The mammals of Connecticut. Journal of
Mammalogy 13:39.
- Hamilton, W.J., Jr. 1931. Habits of the star-nosed mole, Condylura
cristata. Journal of Mammalogy 12:345-355.
- Hickman, G.C. 1984. Swimming ability of talpid moles, with particular
reference to the semi-aquatic Condylura cristata. Mammalia
48:505-513.
- Hickman, G.C. 1983. Influence of the semiaquatic habit in determining
burrow structure of the star-nosed mole (Condylura
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- Hickman, G.C. 1982. Climbing ability of the star-nosed mole,
Condylura cristata (Talpidae). Saugetierdk. Mitt.
30:296-297.
- Kennard, F.H. 1929. A star-nosed mole's nest at Newton Centre,
Massachusetts. Journal of Mammalogy 10:77-78.
- McCay, T., M. Komoroski, and W.M. Ford. 1999. Use of an upland pine
forest by the star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata. The Journal
of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. 115: 316-318.
- Merriam, C.H. 1884. Condylura cristata - Star-nosed mole. The
vertebrates of the Adirondack Region, Northeastern New
York. Transactions of the Linnaean Society New York 2:48-55.
- Merriam, C.H. 1884. The star-nosed mole amphibious. Science
4:429.
- Pine, R.H. 1975. Star-nosed mole eaten by bullfrog. Mammalia
39:713-714.
- Rust, C.C. 1966. Notes on the star-nosed mole (Condylura
cristata). Journal of Mammalogy 47:538.Schmidt,
F.J.W. 1931. Mammals of western Clark County. Journal of Mammalogy
12:99-117.
- Simpson, S.E. 1923. The nest and young of the star-nosed mole
(Condylura cristata). Journal of Mammalogy 4:167-170.
- Tenny, S. 1871. The star-nosed mole. American Naturalist 5:314.
Evolution, Phylogeny and
Biogeography
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Condylura cristata (Insectivora: Talpidae), in North Carolina, with
comments on its occurrence in the Piedmont Region. Brimleyana
22:77-86.
- Guilday, J.E. 1979. The star-nosed mole/a Polish
connection. Carnegie Magazine 53:18-25.
- Laerm J., G. Livingston, C. Spencer and B. Stuart. 1997. Condylura
cristata (Insectivora: Talpidae) in the Blue Ridge Province of western
South Carolina. Brimleyana 24:46-50.
- Skoczen, S. 1993. New records of Parascalops, Neurotrichus and
Condylura (Talpinae, Insectivora) from the pliocene of Poland. Acta
Theriologica 38:125-137.
- Whidden, H.P. 2000. Comparative myology of moles and the phylogeny
of the talpidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla). American Museum Novitates.
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- Yates, T.L. and I.F. Greenbaum. 1982. Biochemical systematics of North
American moles (Insectivora:Talpidae). Journal of Mammalogy
63:368-374.
Metabolism and Thermal Biology
- Campbell, K.L., I.W. McIntyre, and R.A. MacArthur. 2000.
Postprandial
heat increment does not substitute for active thermogenesis in
cold-challenged star-nosed moles (Condylura cristata).
Journal of Experimental Biology 203:301-310.
- Campbell, K.L., I.W. McIntyre, and R.A. MacArthur. 1999.
Fasting
metabolism and thermoregulatory competence of the star-nosed mole,
Condylura cristata (Talpidae: Condylurinae). Comparative
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behaviour of the star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) and
comparisons with non-aquatic talpids. Journal of Experimental
Biology 205:45-54.
- Pearson, O.P. 1947. The rate of metabolism of some small
mammals. Ecology 28:127-145.
- Wiegert, R.G. 1961. Nest construction and oxygen consumption of
Condylura. Journal of Mammalogy 42:528-529.
Morphology and Pelage Description
- Dobson, G.E. 1882. A monograph of the Insectivora, systematic and
anatomical. Part I. Including the families Erinaceidae, Centetidae, and
Solenodontidae. John Van Voorst, London, UK, 172pp.
- Eadie, W.R. 1949. Skin gland activity and pelage descriptions in
moles. Journal of Mammalogy 35:186-196.
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- Grand, T., E. Gould, and R. Montali. 1998. Structure of the proboscis
and rays of the star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata. Journal of
Mammalogy 79:492-501.
- Myrcha, A. 1967. Comparative studies on the morphology of the stomach
in the Insectivora. Acta Theriologica 14:223-244.
- Williams, C.S. 1938. Aids to the identification of mole and shrew
hairs with general comments on hair structure and hair
determination. Journal of Wildlife Management 2:239-268.
Neurophysiology
- Allison, T. and H. Van Twyver. 1970. Sleep in the moles, Scalopus
aquaticus and Condylura cristata. Experimental Neurology
27:564-578.
- Ayers, H. 1884. On the structure and development of the nasal rays in
Condylura cristata. Biol. Centralblatt 4-356-360.
- Catania, K.C. 2000. Epidermal sensory
organs of moles, shrew-moles, and desmans: a study of the family Talpidae
with comments on the function and evolution of Eimer's
organ. Brain, Behavior and Evolution. 56:146-174.
- Catania, K.C. 2000. Cortical organization in moles: evidence of new
areas and a specialized S2. Somatosensory and Motor Research
17:335-347.
- Catania, K.C. 2000. Cortical organization in insectivora: The parallel
evolution of the sensory periphery and the brain. Brain, Behavior
and Evolution. 55:311-321.
- Catania, K.C. 1999. A nose that looks
like a hand and acts like an eye: the unusual mechanosensory system of the
star-nosed mole. Journal of Comparative Physiology A
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- Catania, K.C. 1996. Ultrastructure of the Eimer's organ of the
star-nosed mole. The Journal of Comparative Neurology 365:343-354.
- Catania, K.C. 1995. Magnified cortex in star-nosed
moles. Nature 375:453-454.
- Catania, K.C. 1995. A comparison of the Eimer's organs of three North
American moles: the hairy-tailed mole (Parascalops breweri), the
star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata), and the eastern mole
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- Catania, K.C. 1995. Structure and innervation of the sensory organs on
the snout of the star-nosed mole. The Journal of Comparative
Neurology 351:536-548.
- Catania, K.C., R.G. Northcutt, and J.H. Kaas. 1999. The development of a biological novelty: A
different way to make appendages revealed in the star-nosed mole's
snout. Journal of Experimental Biology 202:2719-2726.
- Catania, K.C. and J.H. Kaas. 1997. Somatosensory fovea in the
star-nosed mole: Behavioral use of the star in relation to innervation
patterns and cortical representation. The Journal of Comparative
Neurology 387:215-233.
- Catania, K.C. and J.H. Kaas. 1997. The mole nose instructs the
brain. Somatosens. Mot. Res. 14:56-58.
- Catania, K.C. and J.H. Kaas. 1996. The unusual nose and brain of the
star-nosed mole. Bioscience 46:578-586.
- Catania, K.C. and J.H. Kaas. 1995. Organization of the somatosensory
cortex of the star-nosed mole. The Journal of Comparative Neurology
351:549-567.
- Catania, K.C., J.H. Kaas, R.G. Northcutt, and P.D. Beck. 1993. Nose
stars and brain stripes. Nature 364:493.
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P.D. Beck. 1993. Morphological specialization's within the somatosensory
cortex of the star-nosed mole (Condylura
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- Gould, E., W. McShea, and T. Grand. 1993. Function of the star in the
star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata. Journal of Mammalogy
74:108-116.
- Van Vleck, D.B. 1965. The anatomy of the nasal rays of Condylura
cristata. Journal of Mammalogy 46:248-253.
Parasites
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Eimeriidae) from insectivores .8. 4 new species from the star-nosed mole,
Condylura cristata. Journal of Parasitology 75:514-518.
- Eckerlin, R.P. and H.F. Painter. 1993. The star-nosed mole,
Condylura cristata, a new host for Leptinus orientamericanus
(Coleoptera, Leptinidae) in Virginia. Proceedings of the Entomological
Society of Washington 95:639.
- Whitaker, J.D., Jr. and T.W. French. 1982. Ectoparasites and other
associates of some insectivores and rodents from New
Brunswick. Canadian Journal of Zoology 60:2787-2797.
- Whitaker, J.D., Jr., T.W. French, and R.L. Smiley. 1982. Notes on host
relationships and host specificity of mites of the genus Pygmephorus
(Acari:Pygmephoridae) on insectivores and rodents from Mount Carleton
Provincial Park, New Brunswick. International Journal of Acarology
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- Whitaker, J.D., Jr. and F.S. Lukoschus. 1982. Notes on ectoparasites
and other associates of small mammals of Huntington County,
Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science
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from seven species of North American moles
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Reproduction
- Bedford J.M., O.B. Mock, S.K. Nagdas, V.P. Winfrey, and G.E. Olson.
1999. Reproductive features of the eastern
mole (Scalopus aquaticus) and star-nose mole (Condylura
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117:345-353.
- Eadie, W.R. 1948. The male accessory reproductive glands of
Condylura with notes on a unique prostatic secretion. Anatomical
Records 101:59-79.
- Eadie, W.R. 1948. Corpora amylacea in the prostatic secretion and
experiments on the formation of a copulatory plug in some
insectivores. Anatomical Records 102:259-272.
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