兽类学报2025，Vol.45Issue(3)：368-377,10.DOI:10.16829/j.slxb.150896
性别和季节对天山马鹿日活动节律的影响
Effects of sex and season on daily activity rhythms of Cervus elaphus son-garicus
摘要
Abstract
The interaction between animals and their environment remains a pivotal theme in animal ecology research,with activity rhythms serving as critical indicators of how species adapt to varying ecological contexts.This study ex-plores the activity patterns of Cervus elaphus songaricus in Tianshan Mountains using cutting-edge infrared camera moni-toring techniques.Independent valid photographs of the deer were captured and analyzed to study activity patterns across different sexes and seasons.The activity rhythm curves were plotted using the'activity'package in R4.2.1,while the OverlapEst method was employed to quantify overlap in activity between different sexes in the same season and between seasons for the same sex.The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test was further utilized to assess significant differences in activity intensity.Our results indicate that red deer in Tian Shan exhibit distinct bimodal activity rhythms in spring,summer,and fall with peaks in early morning and evening,contrasting with a trimodal pattern in winter.No significant differences were observed between the daily activity rhythms and intensities of male and female deer.In contrast,we detected dis-tinct seasonal patterns in activity rhythms and intensities between sexes,with females exhibiting significant differences in activity between seasons,particularly higher intensity variations except between summer and fall.In male red deer,win-ter activity intensity was markedly lower,with no significant differences across other seasons.These rhythm patterns are likely influenced by factors such as food availability and the differing reproductive roles between sexes.The study con-cludes that while seasonal changes significantly impact the activity rhythms of red deer in Tianshan Mountains,sexual differences do not.These insights are crucial for effective conservation and management strategies of red deer in the re-gion's reserves.关键词
博格达峰/日活动节律/核密度估计法/活动强度/马鹿天山亚种Key words
Bogda Mountain/Daily activity rhythm/Kernel-density estimation/Activity density/Cervus elaphus son-garicus分类
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马雪君,高峰,穆玉琴,严晗,王克春,杨维康,徐峰..性别和季节对天山马鹿日活动节律的影响[J].兽类学报,2025,45(3):368-377,10.基金项目
第三次新疆综合科学考察(2021xjkk0600) （2021xjkk0600）
中国科学院生物多样性监测与研究网络(Sino-BON) （Sino-BON）
