This work was supported by the Brasilian Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico-CNPQ(133623/2017-3 to AG and 308934/2017-2 to GM);National Program of post doctorate of Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior-CAPES(PNPD 1694744 to ZO);São Paulo Research Foundation-FAPESP(2013/18526-9 and 2013/04957-8 to AB).
Mammals can show conspicuous behavioral responses to thermal variation,including changes in movement patterns.We used an integrative approach to understand how environmental temperature can drive the movement behavior...
the guides and trackers at Okonjima for supporting the research.In particular,we thank Carla Conradie and Dave Houghton for their hospitality and Dr Mark Jago for veterinary assistance.We thank Dr Cheryl Asa for kindly providing us with a copy of her paper on zoo cheetahs.We thank Dr Tim Caro and 3 other referees whose advice substantially improved our paper.The Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism granted permission to conduct the study(permit number 969/2005)。
As one of the few felids that is predominantly diurnal,cheetahs(Acinonyx jubatus)can be exposed to high heat loads in their natural habitat.Little is known about long-term patterns of body temperature and activity(inc...