Circadian behaviour of Tectus (Trochus) niloticus in the southwest Pacific inferred from accelerometry

Jolivet, Aurélie; Chauvaud, Laurent; Thébault, Julien; A. Robson, Anthony; Dumas, Pascal; Amos, George; Lorrain, Anne

doi:10.1186/s40462-015-0054-5

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Circadian behaviour of Tectus (Trochus) niloticus in the southwest Pacific inferred from accelerometry

Published in Movement Ecology • Sep 16, 2015

Authors:

Aurélie Jolivet

Laurent Chauvaud

Julien Thébault

Abstract

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 P...

Subject

Nocturnal

Animal ecology

Biology

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