Seasonal patterns and influence of temperature on the daily activity of the diurnal neotropical rodent necromys lasiurus

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-265

  Vieira, E M ^a,c   Baumgarten, L C ^b   Paise, G ^b   Becker, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CERRADO; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA; BOLOMYS LASIURUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77649162384     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-142     Document Type: Article

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