Seasonal variation of activity patterns in roe deer in a temperate forested area

Chronobiology International

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 772-785

  Pagon, Nives ^a   Grignolio, Stefano ^a   Pipia, Anna ^a   Bongi, Paolo ^a   Bertolucci, Cristiano ^b   Apollonio, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activity budget; Capreolus capreolus; Daily rhythm; Environmental cues; Hunting; Radiotelemetry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEER; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; ITALY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SEASON; SEMICONDUCTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEER; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; ITALY; MALE; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SEASONS; SEMICONDUCTORS; SEX FACTORS; TREES;

CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS;

EID: 84879348106     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2013.765887     Document Type: Article

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