Factors affecting the activity patterns of black-backed jackals Canis mesomelas |
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| Authors: | J W H Ferguson Jacqueline S Galpin M J de Wet |
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| Institution: | Zoology Department, Pretoria University, Hillcrest, 0002 Pretoria, RSA;National Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, CSIR, PO Box 395,0001 Pretoria, RSA;Transvaal Nature Conservation Division, P/Bag X209, 0001 Pretoria, RSA |
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| Abstract: | Daily activity levels of black-backed jackals Canis mesomelus were determined in southern Africa through direct observation and radio-tracking. Jackals have a bigeminus activity pattern that is closely paralleled by the activity levels of some of their most important prey. Although differences due to sex, age, study area and season of year were found, this activity pattern was most markedly influenced by light conditions during both the crepuscular and the nocturnal periods. |
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