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Activity Patterns in Small Mammals

An Ecological Approach

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Editors:
  1. Stefan Halle

    1. Institute of Ecology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany

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  2. Nils Christian Stenseth

    1. Department of Biology Division of Zoology, University of Oslo, Blindern, Norway

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  • The first book that links chronobiology with behavioural and evolutionary ecology
  • An excellent reference book for established researchers, providing relevant literature for newcomers to the field
  • Includes an extensive appendix introducing newcomers to empirical aspects of how to monitor activity behaviour and how to analyse the obtained data
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 141)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXII
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Stefan Halle, Nils Chr. Stenseth
      Pages 3-17

  3. Theoretical Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Theoretical Considerations — Introduction

      • Stefan Halle, Nils Chr. Stenseth
      Pages 21-22

    3. Activity Patterns and the Biological Clock in Mammals

      • Timothy J. Bartness, H. Elliott Albers
      Pages 23-47

    4. Activity Patterns and Metabolism

      • January Weiner
      Pages 49-65

    5. Ecological Relevance of Daily Activity Patterns

      • Stefan Halle
      Pages 67-90

  4. Empirical Findings

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Empirical Findings — Introduction

      • Stefan Halle, Nils Chr. Stenseth
      Pages 93-94

    3. Weasels and Martens — Carnivores in Northern Latitudes

      • William J. Zielinski
      Pages 95-118

    4. Mongooses, Civets and Genets — Carnivores in Southern Latitudes

      • Francisco Palomares, Miguel Delibes
      Pages 119-130

    5. Squirrels — Medium-Sized Granivores in Woodland Habitats

      • Luc A. Wauters
      Pages 131-143

    6. Activity Patterns of Kangaroo Rats — Granivores in a Desert Habitat

      • Martin Daly, Philip R. Behrends, Margo I. Wilson
      Pages 145-158

    7. Gerbils and Heteromyids — Interspecific Competition and the Spatio-Temporal Niche

      • Yaron Ziv, Jeffrey A. Smallwood
      Pages 159-176

    8. Wood Mice — Small Granivores/Insectivores with Seasonally Variable Patterns

      • John R. Flowerdew
      Pages 177-189

    9. Voles — Small Graminivores with Polyphasic Patterns

      • Stefan Halle
      Pages 191-215

    10. Djungarian Hamsters — Small Graminivores with Daily Torpor

      • Thomas Ruf, Gerhard Heldmaier
      Pages 217-234

    11. Shrews — Small Insectivores with Polyphasic Patterns

      • Joseph F. Merritt, Stephen H. Vessey
      Pages 235-251

    12. Bats — Flying Nocturnal Mammals

      • Hans G. Erkert
      Pages 253-272
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About this book

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 maximisation. This volume gives a current overview of theoretical considerations and empirical findings of activity patterns in small mammals, a group in which the energetic and ecological constraints are particularly severe and the diversity of activity patterns is particularly high. Following a comparative ecological approach, for the first time activity timing is consequently treated in terms of behavioural and evolutionary ecology, providing the conceptual framework for chronoecology as a new subdiscipline within behavioural ecology. An extensive Appendix gives an introduction to methods of activity modelling and to tools for statistical pattern analysis.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Ecology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany

    Stefan Halle

  • Department of Biology Division of Zoology, University of Oslo, Blindern, Norway

    Nils Christian Stenseth

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Activity Patterns in Small Mammals

  • Book Subtitle: An Ecological Approach

  • Editors: Stefan Halle, Nils Christian Stenseth

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18264-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-59244-0Published: 06 July 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-62128-4Published: 03 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-18264-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 322

  • Topics: Ecology, Animal Physiology

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