Chronobiological background to cathemerality: Circadian rhythms in Eulemur fulvus albifrons (Prosimii) and Aotus azarai boliviensis (Anthropoidea)

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 87-103

  Erkert, Hans G ^a,b   Cramer, Birgit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Zoologisches Institut/Tierphysiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity pattern; Lemurs; Masking; Owl monkey; Primates; Spontaneous period

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLATYRRHINI; PROSIMIAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TELEMETRY;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LEMURIDAE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIOD; PLATYRRHINI; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TELEMETRY;

ANIMALIA; AOTUS (PRIMATE); AOTUS AZARAI; AOTUS TRIVIRGATUS; EULEMUR; EULEMUR FULVUS ALBIFRONS; HAPALEMUR; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; SIMIIFORMES; STREPSIRHINI; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 30844450118     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089697     Document Type: Conference Paper

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