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Jolivet, Aurelie; Chauvaud, Laurent; Thebault, Julien; Robson, Anthony A.; Dumas, Pascal; Amos, George; Lorrain, Anne. |
Background : Behaviour and time spent active and inactive are key factors in animal ecology, with important consequences for bioenergetics. For the first time, here, we equipped the gastropod Tectus (= Trochus) niloticus with accelerometers to describe activity rhythms at two sites in the Southwest Pacific with different temperature regimes: New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Results : Based on a 24-hour cycle, T. niloticus activity began at dusk and gradually stopped during the night, before sunrise. This nocturnal behaviour was characterised by short (duration <30 s), low intensity (acceleration < 0.12 ɡ) movements and was probably associated with foraging behaviour. We assumed that activity ceased once the animal was satiated. Our analysis of two size... |
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Palavras-chave: Activity; Accelerometry; 24-hour periodicity; Tectus niloticus; Foraging; Migration. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00295/40658/39640.pdf |
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