On the move around the clock: Correlates and determinants of cathemeral activity in wild redfronted lemurs (Eulemur fulvus rufus)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 359-369

  Kappeler, Peter M ^a   Erkert, Hans G ^b  

^a Abt Verhaltensforschung/Okologie   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity pattern; Cathemerality; Circadian rhythm; Lemurs; Primate ecology

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ANNUAL CYCLE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; PRIMATE;

ANIMALIA; EULEMUR; EULEMUR FULVUS RUFUS; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 0141788019     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0652-x     Document Type: Article

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