Influence of abiotic factors on cathemeral activity: The case of Eulemur fulvus collaris in the littoral forest of Madagascar

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 104-122

  Donati, Giuseppe ^a,b,c   Borgognini Tarli, Silvana M ^a  

^a Anthropology Unit   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activity rhythm; Cathemerality; Climatic factors; Eulemur fulvus collaris; Lemuridae; Moon phases; Photoperiod; Zeitgebers

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENT; HUMIDITY; MADAGASCAR; MOON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENT; HUMIDITY; LEMURIDAE; MADAGASCAR; MOON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; PHOTOPERIOD; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EULEMUR FULVUS; EULEMUR FULVUS COLLARIS; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 30844435485     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089698     Document Type: Conference Paper

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