Seasonal and circadian changes in activity rates of adult farm blue foxes

Seasonal and circadian changes in activity rates of adult farm blue foxes

The present paper reports systematic activity rates obtained from year-round video recordings of farmbred blue foxes (Alopex lagopus) housed singly in conventional wire-mesh cages (107 cm wide x 110 long x 70 cm high). Subjects were 9 males and 13 females. Mean whole-year activity rates were slightl...

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Main Authors: H.T. KORHONEN, P. NIEMELÄ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 2008-12-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/5583
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spelling doaj-487729eb21154f7d91cd4129bd7484c62020-11-24T23:15:27ZengScientific Agricultural Society of FinlandAgricultural and Food Science1459-60671795-18952008-12-0171 Seasonal and circadian changes in activity rates of adult farm blue foxesH.T. KORHONENP. NIEMELÄThe present paper reports systematic activity rates obtained from year-round video recordings of farmbred blue foxes (Alopex lagopus) housed singly in conventional wire-mesh cages (107 cm wide x 110 long x 70 cm high). Subjects were 9 males and 13 females. Mean whole-year activity rates were slightly higher in males (394 ± 116 min/24 hmin/24 h). Significant (Phttps://journal.fi/afs/article/view/5583
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Seasonal and circadian changes in activity rates of adult farm blue foxes
Agricultural and Food Science
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P. NIEMELÄ
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title Seasonal and circadian changes in activity rates of adult farm blue foxes
title_short Seasonal and circadian changes in activity rates of adult farm blue foxes
title_full Seasonal and circadian changes in activity rates of adult farm blue foxes
title_fullStr Seasonal and circadian changes in activity rates of adult farm blue foxes
title_full_unstemmed Seasonal and circadian changes in activity rates of adult farm blue foxes
title_sort seasonal and circadian changes in activity rates of adult farm blue foxes
publisher Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland
series Agricultural and Food Science
issn 1459-6067
1795-1895
publishDate 2008-12-01
description The present paper reports systematic activity rates obtained from year-round video recordings of farmbred blue foxes (Alopex lagopus) housed singly in conventional wire-mesh cages (107 cm wide x 110 long x 70 cm high). Subjects were 9 males and 13 females. Mean whole-year activity rates were slightly higher in males (394 ± 116 min/24 hmin/24 h). Significant (P
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