Activity Patterns in Small Mammals : an Ecological Approach /
Environmental conditions change considerably in the course of 24 h with respect to abiotic factors and intra- and interspecific interactions. These changes result in limited time windows of opportunity for animal activities and, hence, the question of when to do what is subject to fitness maximisati...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
2000.
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| Series: | Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis ;
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Activity Patterns and the Biological Clock in Mammals
- Activity Patterns and Metabolism
- Ecological Relevance of Daily Activity Patterns
- Weasels and Martens
- Carnivores in Northern Latitudes
- Mongooses, Civets and Genets
- Carnivores in Southern Latitudes
- Squirrels
- Medium-Sized Granivores in Woodland Habitats
- Activity Patterns of Kangaroo Rats
- Granivores in a Desert Habitat
- Gerbils and Heteromyids
- Interspecific Competition and the Spatio-Temporal Niche
- Wood Mice
- Small Granivores/Insectivores with Seasonally Variable Patterns
- Voles
- Small Graminivores with Polyphasic Patterns
- Djungarian Hamsters
- Small Graminivores with Daily Torpor
- Shrews
- Small Insectivores with Polyphasic Patterns
- Bats
- Flying Nocturnal Mammals
- Chronoecology: New Light Through Old Windows
- A Conclusion
- Appendix: Measuring and Analysing Activity of Small Mammals in the Laboratory and in the Field
- Subject Index.