Table 1.
Quantification of daily activity duration of the four tuco-tucos with both activity and light loggers, when kept inside arenas in the field
| Animal number | D | Activity (%) | Rest (%) |
Diurnal (%) | Nocturnal (%) | Surface (%) | Underground (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245 | 20 | 61.8 | 38.2 | 64.7 | 35.3 | 30.9 | 69.1 |
| 220 | 20 | 54.1 | 45.9 | 64.1 | 35.9 | 18.2 | 81.8 |
| 238 | 24 | 60.5 | 39.5 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 36.2 | 63.8 |
| 221 | 8 | 64.9 | 35.1 | 44.9 | 55.1 | 37.7 | 62.3 |
| Average | 18 ± 7 | 60.3 ± 4.5 | 39.7 ± 4.5 | 60.1 ± 10.2 | 39.9 ± 10.2 | 30.8 ± 8.9 | 69.2 ± 8.9 |
Shown is the percentage of gross motor activity vs. rest (body movements below average value for each individual) related to the 24 hours of the day; percentage of diurnal vs. nocturnal activity related to total activity time (corrected for day length, using formula described in ‘Methods’); and percentage of surface vs. underground activity related to total diurnal activity. D: number of recording days included in the calculations for each animal.