Activity patterns of springhares from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 272, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 148-155

  Brown, C R ^a   Peinke, D M ^a,b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Eastern Cape Parks Board   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Moonlight; Pedetes capensis; Springhares

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; LIGHT EFFECT; MOON; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; RODENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PEDETES CAPENSIS; PEDETIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 34248671403     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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