...Glenn J. Tattersall; Kevin L. Campbell The star-nosed mole ( Condylura cristata ) is renowned for its densely innervated 22 appendage star-like rostrum (‘star’) specialised for tactile sensation. As a northerly distributed insectivorous mammal exploiting aquatic and terrestrial habitats...

... of the Eimer's organ arrays. These different aspects of Eimer's organ response to mechanosensory stimuli are discussed further below. * Author for correspondence (e-mail: ken.catania@vanderbilt.edu ) 12 12 2006 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2007 2007 mole insectivore touch...

... recorded from 18 captive star-nosed moles, the mean dive duration (9.2±0.2 s; mean ± s.e.m .) and maximum recorded dive time (47 s) of this insectivore were comparable with those of several substantially larger semi-aquatic endotherms. Total body O 2 stores of adult star-nosed moles (34.0 ml kg –1 ) were...