Book contents
- Evolution, Ecology and Conservation of Lorises and Pottos
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- Evolution, Ecology and Conservation of Lorises and Pottos
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Evolution, Morphology and the Fossil Record
- Part II Ecology and Captive Management
- 13 Nutrition of Lorisiformes
- 14 Seeing in the Dark
- 15 Thermoregulation in Lorises
- 16 Home Range, Activity Budgets and Habitat Use in the Bengal Slow Loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) in Bangladesh
- 17 Behaviour of Pottos and Angwantibos
- 18 Positional Behaviour and Substrate Preference of Slow Lorises, with a Case Study of Nycticebus bengalensis in Northeast India
- 19 Sexual Differences in Feeding and Foraging of Released Philippine Slow Loris (Nycticebus menagensis)
- 20 Ranging Patterns of the Pygmy Slow Loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) in a Mixed Deciduous Forest in Eastern Cambodia
- 21 Utilising Current and Historical Zoo Records to Provide an Insight into the Captive Biology of the Rarely Kept Species Pottos and Angwantibos
- 22 Mother–Infant Behaviours in Greater Slow Loris (Nycticebus coucang) Dyads Consisting of Mothers Pregnant at Confiscation and Their Sanctuary-Born Infants
- 23 Husbandry and Reproductive Management Recommendations for Captive Lorises and Pottos (Nycticebus, Loris and Perodicticus)
- Part III Research, Trade and Conservation
- References
- Index
18 - Positional Behaviour and Substrate Preference of Slow Lorises, with a Case Study of Nycticebus bengalensis in Northeast India
from Part II - Ecology and Captive Management
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 February 2020
Book contents
- Evolution, Ecology and Conservation of Lorises and Pottos
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- Evolution, Ecology and Conservation of Lorises and Pottos
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Evolution, Morphology and the Fossil Record
- Part II Ecology and Captive Management
- 13 Nutrition of Lorisiformes
- 14 Seeing in the Dark
- 15 Thermoregulation in Lorises
- 16 Home Range, Activity Budgets and Habitat Use in the Bengal Slow Loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) in Bangladesh
- 17 Behaviour of Pottos and Angwantibos
- 18 Positional Behaviour and Substrate Preference of Slow Lorises, with a Case Study of Nycticebus bengalensis in Northeast India
- 19 Sexual Differences in Feeding and Foraging of Released Philippine Slow Loris (Nycticebus menagensis)
- 20 Ranging Patterns of the Pygmy Slow Loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) in a Mixed Deciduous Forest in Eastern Cambodia
- 21 Utilising Current and Historical Zoo Records to Provide an Insight into the Captive Biology of the Rarely Kept Species Pottos and Angwantibos
- 22 Mother–Infant Behaviours in Greater Slow Loris (Nycticebus coucang) Dyads Consisting of Mothers Pregnant at Confiscation and Their Sanctuary-Born Infants
- 23 Husbandry and Reproductive Management Recommendations for Captive Lorises and Pottos (Nycticebus, Loris and Perodicticus)
- Part III Research, Trade and Conservation
- References
- Index
Summary
Mammalian activity budgets are directly linked to an animal’s metabolism and energy requirements, which may change with the seasons and throughout an individual’s life span (Halle and Stenseth, 2000). Comparisons of activity patterns, including locomotor patterns under different ecological conditions, allow for exploration of ecological influences on animal behaviour and consequently in behavioural strategies (Onderdonk and Chapman, 2000; Warren and Crompton, 1998). Measures of group size, life history and activity budget, including locomotion and positional behaviour, are considered crucial for conservation management and hypothesis testing in behavioural ecology.
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