Research progress of radio tracking technology in subterranean rodents

The subterranean rodents are engineers of terrestrial ecosystem. However, it is very difficult to directly study the subterranean rodents because they live underground, which take some challenges for studying their behavior and bioecology. With the development of radio technology, the mini and light radio transmitter have made it possible for studying the subterranean rodents. Many foreigner scientists have successfully used the radio tracking on the borrowing systems, daily movement, home range dynamic and social structure of subterranean rodents. However, this technology was less used on the subterranean rodents in China. This paper summarized the research progress of radio tracking on some rodent species which lived underground. The purpose is to provide some references for studying the subterranean rodents in China in the future.