Nocturnal activity by the primarily diurnal central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) in relation to environmental conditions, resource abundance and predation risk

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 211-215

  Lambert, Thomas D ^a,g,h   Kays, Roland W ^b,c   Jansen, Patrick A ^d   Aliaga Rossel, Enzo ^e   Wikelski, Martin ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^g MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^h FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; BCI; Panama; Radio telemetry; Risk behaviour

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; RADIOTELEMETRY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RODENT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ANIMALIA; DASYPROCTA PUNCTATA;

EID: 69749121409     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467408005804     Document Type: Article

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