Seasonal differences in field metabolism, water requirements, and foraging behavior of free-living aardwolves

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2588-2602

  Williams, J B ^a,b,d   Anderson, M D ^b,c   Richardson, P R K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d N Cape Prov Nat Conserv Service   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aardwolf; Basal metabolic rate; Carnivores; Doubly labeled water; Energy expenditure; Field metabolic rate; Myrmecophagous animals; Radiotelemetry; Termites; Time energy budget; Water influx

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INSECTIVORE; METABOLISM; SEASONALITY; WATER USE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

HODOTERMES MOSSAMBICUS; HODOTERMITIDAE; ISOPTERA; PROTELES CRISTATUS; TRINERVITERMES TRINERVOIDES;

EID: 0031413277     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[2588:SDIFMW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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