Locomotor Activity and Body Temperature Patterns over a Temperature Gradient in the Highveld Mole-Rat (Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae)

African mole-rats are strictly subterranean mammals that live in extensive burrow systems. High humidity levels in the burrows prevent mole-rats from thermoregulating using evaporative cooling. However, the relatively stable environment of the burrows promotes moderate temperatures and small daily t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2017-01, Vol.12 (1), p.e0169644-e0169644
Hauptverfasser:	Haupt, Meghan, Bennett, Nigel C, Oosthuizen, Maria K
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation Ambient temperature Analysis Animal behavior Animals Bathyergidae Behavior, Animal Biology and Life Sciences Body Temperature Body Temperature Regulation Body temperatures Burrows Circadian Rhythm Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae Daily temperatures Earth Sciences Energy efficiency Evaporative cooling Gender differences High humidity Highveld mole-rat Humidity Laboratory animals Light Locomotion Locomotor activity Males Medicine and Health Sciences Mole Rats - physiology Nocturnal Photoperiod Physical Sciences Physiology Rats Rhythm Rodents Saccostomus campestris Soil Temperature Temperature changes Temperature effects Temperature fluctuations Temperature gradients Temperature patterns Thermoregulation Variation Zoology
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