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Seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, living in a semi-arid environment
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| author | Wilson, Wendy Anne |
| author2 | O'Riain, Justin |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12149 Seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, living in a semi-arid environment Wilson, Wendy Anne O'Riain, Justin Fuller, A Zoology Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-93). Miniature temperature-sensitive data loggers were implanted into the abdominal cavities of 16 free-ranging Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, to investigate seasonal body temperature patterns. Data loggers recorded body temperature at 5-min intervals while microclimate variables were recorded in situ at 15 minute intervals. The behaviour of the study animals was recorded using 5-min scan samples throughout the day. These data were collected for eight Cape ground squirrels for 27 and 28 days during the austral winter and summer respectively. 2015-01-13T04:06:37Z 2015-01-13T04:06:37Z 2009 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12149 eng application/pdf Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Zoology Wilson, Wendy Anne Seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, living in a semi-arid environment |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, living in a semi-arid environment |
| title_full | Seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, living in a semi-arid environment |
| title_fullStr | Seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, living in a semi-arid environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, living in a semi-arid environment |
| title_short | Seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, living in a semi-arid environment |
| title_sort | seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in cape ground squirrels xerus inauris living in a semi arid environment |
| topic | Zoology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12149 |
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