Ambient temperature limits above-ground activity of the subterranean rodent Spalacopus cyanus
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- 作者：Rezende ; Enrico L. ; Corté ; s ; Arturo ; Bacigalupe ; Leonardo D. ; Nespolo ; Roberto F. ; et. al.
- 关键词：Locomotor activity pattern ; Ambient temperature ; Subterranean mode of life ; Spalacopus cyanus ; Coruros
- 刊名：Journal of Arid Environments
- 出版年：2003
- 出版时间：September, 2003
- 年：2003
- 卷：55
- 期：1
- 页码：63-74
- 全文大小：154 K
文摘
We studied daily activity patterns of the subterranean rodent Spalacopus cyanus, in the field during summer and winter, and under laboratory conditions at two different temperatures, 15°C and 30°C. This rodent exhibited nocturnal activity in the laboratory, but diurnal above-ground activity in the field. We suggest that this discrepancy between field and laboratory results is a consequence of differential space-use inside burrows during the day, and that low external ambient temperatures appear to constrain activity of S. cyanus outside their burrows during the night in summer and winter. In contrast, we hypothesize that high summer temperatures constrain above-ground activity at midday.