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A comparison of nocturnal primate behavior in exhibits illuminated with red and blue light

Authors: Grace Fuller, Mary Ann Raghanti, Patricia M. Dennis, Christopher W. Kuhar, Mark A. Willis, Mandi Wilder Schook, Kristen E. Lukas

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity levels, circadian disruption, salivary melatonin, zoo lighting design

2016


Vocal activity of lesser galagos (Galago spp.) at zoos

Authors: Irena Schneiderová, Jan Zouhar, Lucie Štefanská, Barbora Černá Bolfíková, Stanislav Lhota, Pavel Brandl

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: acoustic monitoring, galagidae, galago moholi, galago senegalensis, species-specific vocalizations

2016


Environmental enrichment for a mixed-species nocturnal mammal exhibit

Authors: Fay E. Clark, Vicky A. Melfi

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: choloepus didactylus, dasypus novemcintus, galago senegalensis, nocturnal house

2012


Visual acuity in the cathemeral strepsirrhine Eulemur macaco flavifrons

Authors: Carrie C. Veilleux, E. Christopher Kirk

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: activity pattern, cathemerality, diet, lemuriform, primate origins, sensory ecology

2009


Lighting requirements of nocturnal primates in captivity: A chronobiological approach

Authors: Hans G. Erkert

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity pattern, aotus, circadian rhythms, entrainment, galago, lemur, light effects, lunar periodicity, masking, microcebus

1989


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