Effects of photoperiods on activity rhythm of Pteromys volans

doi:10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2020.14.027

Abstract

Abstract: The study was about the effects of photoperiods changes on the activity of the flying squirrel in autumn and winter. We studied by using infrared camera video recording and statistical behavior under constant temperature captivity in the laboratory. The result showed that the rhythm of the activity outside the nest of the flying squirrel showed seasonal difference, the rhythm of the activity was affected by the change of photoperiods, and it showed the endogenous rhythm characteristics of the species adapting to the field environment. In autumn and winter, the total activities, feeding and other activities outside the nest of the flying squirrel were trimodal, and affected by the photoperiod, the start and end of winter activity of the flying squirrel were delayed by about 1 h. Among them, the total activities outside the nest and feeding activities in winter were significantly lower than those in autumn. Through analysis, it was concluded that in the cold season （winter）, the flying squirrel still maintains the endogenous characteristics of reducing single activity time and increasing activity frequency in the field, thus reducing energy consumption.

Key words: Pteromys volans, photoperiod, activity rhythm

CLC Number:

S764.5

TIAN Xin-min, SHA Si-tong, YANG Meng-ping, LIAN Ming-dong, SHI Lan-ying. Effects of photoperiods on activity rhythm of Pteromys volans[J]. HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, 2020, 59(14): 137-140.

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