Seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, living in a semi-arid environment

Wilson, Wendy Anne

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dc.contributor.advisor	O'Riain, Justin	en_ZA
dc.contributor.advisor	Fuller, A	en_ZA
dc.contributor.author	Wilson, Wendy Anne	en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-13T04:06:37Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-13T04:06:37Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Wilson, W. 2009. Seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, living in a semi-arid environment. University of Cape Town.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12149
dc.description	Includes abstract.	en_ZA
dc.description	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-93).	en_ZA
dc.description.abstract	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.	en_ZA
dc.language.iso	eng	en_ZA
dc.subject.other	Zoology	en_ZA
dc.title	Seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, living in a semi-arid environment	en_ZA
dc.type	Master Thesis
uct.type.publication	Research	en_ZA
uct.type.resource	Thesis	en_ZA
dc.publisher.institution	University of Cape Town
dc.publisher.faculty	Faculty of Science	en_ZA
dc.publisher.department	Department of Biological Sciences	en_ZA
dc.type.qualificationlevel	Masters
dc.type.qualificationname	MSc	en_ZA
uct.type.filetype	Text
uct.type.filetype	Image
dc.identifier.apacitation	Wilson, W. A. (2009). <i>Seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, living in a semi-arid environment</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12149	en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation	Wilson, Wendy Anne. <i>"Seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, living in a semi-arid environment."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12149	en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation	Wilson WA. Seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, living in a semi-arid environment. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12149	en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris	TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Wilson, Wendy Anne AB - 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. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - Seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, living in a semi-arid environment TI - Seasonal patterns in body temperature and behaviour in Cape ground squirrels, Xerus inauris, living in a semi-arid environment UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12149 ER -	en_ZA