crepuscular

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crepuscular

(of certain insects, birds, and other animals) active at twilight or just before dawn

crepuscular

[krə′pəs·kyə·lər]

(zoology)

Active during the hours of twilight or preceding dawn.

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familiaris, which had crepuscular and nocturnal habits, causing interference or maybe competition for resources with C.

Monitoring program for mammals in a protected area of Colombia/Programa de monitoreo de mamiferos en un area protegida de Colombia/Programa de monitoracao de mamiferos em uma area protegida em Colombia

Bona and Navarro-Silva (2008), on the other hand, showed the diversity of Culicidae during morning and afternoon crepuscular period, as well as the parity of Anopheles cruzii in Palmito State Park, Paranagua, Parana, Brazil.

Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from crepuscular period in an Atlantic forest area in Southern Brazil/Mosquitos (Diptera: Culicidae) do periodo crepuscular em area de Floresta Atlantica no sul do Brasil

6% de registros obtenidos entre las 8:00 y las 17:59 hs) en el pedemonte, pero con una actividad crepuscular apreciable (casi 18% de los registros).

Patrones de actividad de mamiferos de medio y gran porte en el pedemonte de Yungas del noroeste Argentino

254), se equipara este sustrato antropologico y social del mundo crepuscular en que vivimos con "los espiritus del aire, unos personajes mitologicos que, atribuidos a la imaginacion de Paracelso, han recibido especial atencion en poesia y musica como imagenes de la eterea belleza y las mas sublimes e inaccesibles pasiones" (p.

Echarte, Luis E.: Habitos emocionales en torno a la salud y la belleza

Median total scent emission was somewhat similar across all five time periods studied, with peaks during crepuscular periods and in midmorning (1000-1200; Fig.

Timing is everything: temporal variation in floral scent, and its connections to pollinator behavior and female reproductive success in Phlox divaricata

la vara de bambu, enseguida, con brio, se elevo girando, como un dragon, hacia el vasto firmamento, y se alejo volando por el raso cielo crepuscular de primavera, en direccion al monte Emei.

Toshishun: Akutagawa Ryunosuke

Deer are crepuscular, moving mostly at dawn and dusk, and big bucks are the most crepuscular.

Take the shot: "let them go so they can grow" is a good philosophy, but you don't always have to hold out for a trophy buck

We celebrate Yorkshire's strong choral tradition with the UK premiere of composer in residence Maja S K Ratkje's Crepuscular Hour- involving 72 singers from the University of Huddersfield, the Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Choir and The 24 from York.

Rooted in Yorkshire; Festival corner

Skunks are not necessarily nocturnal, but the)' are known to be crepuscular creatures T active during twilight - though they do occasionally roam around during the day, as you found out the hard way

Getting skunked

Like other, similar studies, Lashley found that deer movements are largely crepuscular, regardless of moon phase or position.