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| Titel: |
Locomotor Activity Rhythm in Free-ranging Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) |
| Auteur: |
Castro, Carla Soraia Soares Menezes, Alexandre Lara Moreira, Lucio Flavio Sousa |
| Verschenen in: |
Biological rhythm research |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 34 (2003) nr. 1 pagina's 23-30 |
| Jaar: |
2003-02 |
| Inhoud: |
Locomotor activity rhythm in the common marmoset has been well described and characterized in captivity, but there is no information about rhythmic aspects of this behavior in free-ranging conditions. To investigate if the locomotor activity rhythm in free-ranging common marmosets is similar to that found in captive common marmosets, we observed reproductive animals from two groups that inhabited at the Experimental Forestry Station, in northeastern Brazil (6°5'S, 35°12'W). From December 1992 to October 1993 we recorded the frequency of locomotor activity by focal animal sampling. The records of locomotor activity were submitted to spectral analysis and to the Cosinor test. Common marmosets showed an average duration of the active phase of 11:37 h ± 13.8 min. Similar to recorded in captive common marmosets, circadian rhythmicity was found with peaks in the morning, and in the afternoon, characterizing a bimodal pattern with peaks separated by 8 hours. The presence of a rhythmic pattern in the locomotor activity in free-ranging and captive common marmosets suggests that this pattern is not determined by the environmental conditions in captivity, but it has a endogenous component that play an important role for adaptation of this species to different conditions. |
| Uitgever: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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