Lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus) in a disturbed forest fragment: Activity patterns and time budget

1996 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 969-985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaily Menon ◽  
Frank E. Poirier
Keyword(s):  
Time Budget ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
Macaca Silenus ◽  
Disturbed Forest

scholarly journals Seasonal activity pattern of Swamp deer (Rucervus duvaucelii duvaucelii) in Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh, India

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 246-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaleem Ahmed ◽  
Jamal A. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Activity Pattern ◽  
National Park ◽  
Time Budget ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Seasonal Activity ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Continuous Feeding ◽  
Swamp Deer

The data on activity pattern and time budget of Swamp deer (Rucervus duvauceli duvauceli) were collected through instantaneous scan sampling from Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh, India Diurnal activity pattern of Swamp deer showed marked reduction in resting in winter as compared to summer. In winter resting in adult males showed polymodal pattern with peaks occurring at different hours of the day and continued throughout the day without any break. Feeding of adult females in winter and summer seasons showed a polymodal pattern with peaks occurring at different hours of the day without break. In yearling males feeding and resting was observed to occur throughout the day during winter season with peaks occurring between 11:00 to 12:00 hours. Yearling females showed continuous feeding throughout the day with peaks in different times in both the seasons. The seasonal distribution of activity patterns of the fawns showed that feeding was slightly more in summer as compared to winter. In time budget, of the expenditure on different activities, resting accounted for 63.77% and feeding 24.70%. In both the seasons resting was the major portion of their activity. Analysis showed that in all age and sex categories of Swamp deer in the Dudhwa NP, resting dominated on all other activities. The observation on endangered Swamp deer indicates synchronization in activity only in the feeding in the morning and evening hours and resting throughout the day.

A Model of Students' Daily Activity Patterns

1973 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Tomlinson ◽  
N Bullock ◽  
P Dickens ◽  
P Steadman ◽  
E Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Daily Activity ◽  
Time Budget ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Social Constraints ◽  
Diary Methods ◽  
Typical Day ◽  
Daily Activity Patterns ◽  
Made In

A model is described whose purpose is to predict the distribution of students in different activities and locations during the course of a typical day, depending on the effective restrictions imposed by the spatial distribution of buildings and sites, and by administrative and social constraints on the timing of activities. The model is of an entropy-maximising type; the data against which it is tested are drawn from time budget surveys made in two universities, using diary methods. A series of exploratory experiments made with the model are reported; these are designed to test the effects of alternative planning and administrative policies on activity patterns and the use of facilities.

scholarly journals Use of microhabitat and activity patterns of two lizard species from a seasonal dry forest in northern Colombia

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-164
Author(s):  
Pedro Luis Atencia ◽  
Cristian José Castillo ◽  
Luis Fernando Montes
Keyword(s):  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Spatial Dimension ◽  
Forest Edge ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Microhabitat Use ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
Lizard Species ◽  
Sympatric Distribution

In this work, the microhabitat use and activity patterns of two lizard species with sympatric distribution were evaluated in a dry forest fragment within the department of Sucre, northern Colombia. Data was collected in May, June, September and October of 2017, using the active search method limited by time (7:00 and 19:00 hours). Substrates used, spatial distribution and time of capture were recorded for individuals of the species Loxopholis rugiceps (Cope 1869) and Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae (Ruthven 1916). Complementarily, environmental and physical parameters were recorded, which allowed us to characterise the microhabitats of the species. A total of 276 lizards were recorded, 177 belonging to the species Loxopholis rugiceps and 99 to Lepidoblepharis sanctaemartae. The results showed similar resource use by the two species for the spatial dimension, with both exploiting different terrestrial elements mainly from the interior forest, followed by the riverbed stream and forest edge. Differences were found in the daily activity patterns between species, with individuals of L. sanctaemartae more frequently recorded in the morning hours and L. rugiceps in the afternoon hours. The activity patterns did not differ by age groups: juveniles and adults. Both species were more frequently found in the litter substrate within the forest, followed by rocks and bare ground. Our results indicate that both species are tolerant to matrix conditions, however, they require internal forest conditions to exploit food resources and refuge.

Use of space, activity patterns, and foraging behavior of red howler monkeys (Alouatta seniculus) in an Andean forest fragment in Colombia

2011 ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Cristina Palma ◽  
Adriana Vélez ◽  
Carolina Gómez-Posada ◽  
Harrison López ◽  
Diego A. Zárate ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foraging Behavior ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Alouatta Seniculus ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
Howler Monkeys ◽  
Use Of Space ◽  
Space Activity ◽  
Red Howler Monkeys ◽  
Red Howler

Effects of food availability and climate on activity patterns of western black-crested gibbons in an isolated forest fragment in southern Yunnan, China

Primates ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingyong Ni ◽  
Meng Xie ◽  
Cyril C. Grueter ◽  
Xuelong Jiang ◽  
Huailiang Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Availability ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Forest Fragment ◽  
Crested Gibbons

Size-dependent heating rates determine the spatial and temporal distribution of small-bodied lizards

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
János Török ◽  
Gábor Herczeg ◽  
Zoltán Korsós
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Heating Rate ◽  
Time Budget ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Distribution ◽  
Seasonal Activity ◽  
Heating Rates ◽  
Lizard Species ◽  
Joint Effects

AbstractThe rate of heat exchange with the environment is of obvious importance in determining the time budget of behavioural thermoregulation in ectotherms. In small reptiles, heating rate depends mainly on their physical characteristics. We analysed the effect of body size, and the possible joint effects originating from shape and colour differences on heating rate in three small-bodied (0.15-20 g) sympatric lizard species. Heating rate was strongly influenced by body size, while no joint effects with the two other factors were detected. We found that the increase in heating rate with decreasing body size accelerated dramatically below a body weight of 2-3 g. We also analysed associations between body size, seasonal activity patterns and thermal characteristics of the sites where lizards were encountered in the field. Differently sized lizards occurred in thermally different sites and differed in their seasonal activity patterns, both within and among species. Smaller (<2-3 g) lizards occurred in cooler sites and exhibited very low activity during summer. Our results suggest that body size has a considerable influence on the spatial and temporal distribution of extremely small lizards in environments subject to a danger of overheating.

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