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DOI | 10.1139/z96-035 |
Cost of locomotion and daily energy expenditure by free-living swift foxes (Vulpes velox): A seasonal comparison | |
Covell, DF; Miller, DS; Karasov, WH | |
通讯作者 | Covell, DF |
来源期刊 | CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE
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ISSN | 0008-4301 |
出版年 | 1996 |
卷号 | 74期号:2页码:283-290 |
英文摘要 | We studied the daily energy expenditure of free-living nonreproductive carnivorous swift foxes (Vulpes velox, average mass 2.1 kg) on shortgrass prairie in southeastern Colorado in summer and winter in relation to air temperature, daily activity pattern, movement rate, and daily movement distance. The field metabolic rate (FMR) was measured with doubly labeled water, and activity and movements were monitored by radiotelemetry. During their nighttime activity period in winter, swift foxes traveled large distances (18.5 +/- 0.6 km/d). Locomotion costs (estimated from daily movement distance in winter, using an allometric equation) accounted for at least 21% of total daily expenditure, the highest proportion reported for a mammal. During their nocturnal activity periods (winter vs. summer), swift foxes apparently traveled farther (ca. 13.0 vs. 5.7 km/night, using equal sampling intervals) and were active longer (ca. 12.9 vs. 11.3 h/night) in colder air. Nevertheless, FMR in winter (1488 kJ/d) was significantly lower than during summer (2079 kJ/d). We review available data for other free-living eutherians and show that low temperatures in winter are not necessarily associated with increases in FMR. |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:A1996UB98500011 |
WOS关键词 | LABELED WATER METHOD ; 2 DESERT CANIDS ; FOOD-CONSUMPTION ; POTENTIAL ERRORS ; BODY-MASS ; METABOLISM ; MAMMALS ; ENERGETICS ; TEMPERATURE ; ECONOMY |
WOS类目 | Zoology |
WOS研究方向 | Zoology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/132489 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Covell, DF,Miller, DS,Karasov, WH. Cost of locomotion and daily energy expenditure by free-living swift foxes (Vulpes velox): A seasonal comparison[J],1996,74(2):283-290. |
APA | Covell, DF,Miller, DS,&Karasov, WH.(1996).Cost of locomotion and daily energy expenditure by free-living swift foxes (Vulpes velox): A seasonal comparison.CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE,74(2),283-290. |
MLA | Covell, DF,et al."Cost of locomotion and daily energy expenditure by free-living swift foxes (Vulpes velox): A seasonal comparison".CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE 74.2(1996):283-290. |
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