Temperature's influence on the activity budget, terrestriality, and sun exposure of chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest, Uganda

Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) activity budget, terrestriality, and sun exposure were found to be influenced by the immediate environmental temperature. Thirty adult chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest, Uganda, were observed for 247 h. Temperatures in the shade and sun, sky cover, sun exp...

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Published in:American journal of physical anthropology 2009-06, Vol.139 (2), p.172-181
Main Authors: Kosheleff, Valerie P., Anderson, Christian N.K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis of Variance
Animal and plant ecology
Animal ethology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Autoecology
Behavior, Animal - physiology
behavioral thermoregulation
Biological and medical sciences
Ecosystem
feeding
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Male
Mammalia
Motor Activity - physiology
Observation
Pan troglodytes
Pan troglodytes - physiology
Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
resting
sun avoidance
Sunlight
Temperature
Uganda
Vertebrata
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Summary:Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) activity budget, terrestriality, and sun exposure were found to be influenced by the immediate environmental temperature. Thirty adult chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest, Uganda, were observed for 247 h. Temperatures in the shade and sun, sky cover, sun exposure, activity, and terrestriality were recorded at 5‐min intervals at
ISSN:0002-9483
1096-8644
DOI:10.1002/ajpa.20970