Daily rhythms of body temperature and activity in free-living Black-tailed Tree Rats (Thallomys nigricauda) along an aridity gradient

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-32

  Coleman, Joy C ^a   Downs, Colleen T ^a  

^a School of Biological and Conservation Sciences   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activity; Ambient temperature; Body temperature; Cavity temperature; iButton ; Operative temperature; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; IMPLANT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUMMER; TELEMETRY; WINTER;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MURIDAE; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 72149105590     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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