Polyphasic activity patterns in small mammals

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 15-26

  Halle, Stefan ^a,b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Behavioural ecology; Cathemerality; Metabolism; Polyphasic activity; Predation; Shrews; Ultradian rhythm; Voles

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARVICOLINAE; BODY SIZE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SHREW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; SHREWS;

MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; SORICIDAE;

EID: 30844455994     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089693     Document Type: Conference Paper

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