Diurnality as an energy-saving strategy: Energetic consequences of temporal niche switching in small mammals

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 218, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 2585-2593

  Van Der Vinne, Vincent ^a,b   Gorter, Jenke A ^a   Riede, Sjaak J ^a   Hut, Roelof A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Circadian thermo energetics hypothesis; Daily energy expenditure; Diurnal; Energetics; Temperature cycle; Temporal niche switching

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLIMATE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EUROPE; MALE; MOUSE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLIMATE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EUROPE; MALE; MICE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84962661179     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.119354     Document Type: Article

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