Activity patterns of the Ryukyu flying fox on a subtropical island: responses to seasonal changes in night length

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 321-328

  Nakamoto, Atsushi ^a   Kinjo, Kazumitsu ^b   Izawa, Masako ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b OKINAWA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diurnality; Food availability; Light dark cycle; Pteropus dasymallus; Time availability; Time budget; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977070679     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-016-0478-4     Document Type: Article

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