Activity Patterns in Small Mammals

Section 1 Introduction.- 1 Introduction.- Section II Theoretical Considerations.- Theoretical Considerations - Introduction.- 2 Activity Patterns and the Biological Clock in Mammals.- 3 Activity Patterns and Metabolism.- 4 Ecological Relevance of Daily Activity Patterns.- Section III Empirical Findings.- Empirical Findings - Introduction.- 5 Weasels and Martens - Carnivores in Northern Latitudes.- 6 Mongooses, Civets and Genets - Carnivores in Southern Latitudes.- 7 Squirrels - Medium-Sized Granivores in Woodland Habitats.- 8 Activity Patterns of Kangaroo Rats - Granivores in a Desert Habitat.- 9 Gerbils and Heteromyids - Interspecific Competition and the Spatio-Temporal Niche.- 10 Wood Mice - Small Granivores/Insectivores with Seasonally Variable Patterns.- 11 Voles - Small Graminivores with Polyphasic Patterns.- 12 Djungarian Hamsters - Small Graminivores with Daily Torpor.- 13 Shrews - Small Insectivores with Polyphasic Patterns.- 14 Bats - Flying Nocturnal Mammals.- Section IV Conclusion.- 15 Chronoecology: New Light Through Old Windows - A Conclusion.- Measuring and Analysing Activity of Small Mammals in the Laboratory and in the Field.