Surviving the Cold, Dry Period in Africa: Behavioral Adjustments as an Alternative to Heterothermy in the African Lesser Bushbaby (Galago moholi)

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-64

  Nowack, Julia ^a   Wippich, Marta ^a   Mzilikazi, Nomakwezi ^b   Dausmann, Kathrin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Behavioral thermoregulation; Energy conservation; Food shortage; Galago moholi; Heterothermy; Metabolic rate

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COLD FRONT; DRY SEASON; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HETEROTROPHY; METABOLISM; PRIMATE; SURVIVAL; THERMOREGULATION;

AFRICA;

ARTHROPODA; GALAGO MOHOLI; GALAGONIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84872842866     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-012-9646-8     Document Type: Article

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