Lizards with rhythm? Multi-day patterns in total daily movement

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-88

  Kerr, G D ^a,b   Bottema, M J ^a   Bull, C M ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Ecological Associates   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infradian cycles; Lizard; Tiliqua

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIGESTION; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; POPULATION ECOLOGY; RAINFALL; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; SQUAMATA; TILIQUA; TRACHYDOSAURUS RUGOSUS;

EID: 42549092534     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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