Simultaneous collection of body temperature and activity data in burrowing mammals: A new technique

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1375-1379

  Long, Ryan A ^a   Hut, Roelof A ^b   Barnes, Brian M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Arctic ground squirrel; Behavior; Body temperature; Burrow; Light sensitive transmitter; Spermophilus parryii; Temperature sensitive datalogger

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOENERGETICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BURROWING ORGANISM; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RODENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THERMOREGULATION;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS PARRYII;

EID: 46449131504     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-399     Document Type: Article

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