The effects of rainfall unpredictability on the circadian energy rhythms of the four-striped field mouse, Rhabdomys pumilio.
Rainfall is the most important factor limiting primary production, and hence food availability, in ecosystems. This study tests the thesis that, under conditions where rainfall is unpredictable and food supply varies spatially and temporally from year-to-year, physiological energy-saving mechanisms...
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| Language: | en_ZA |
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10413/10270 |