title: [Effects of high-fiber diet on timing of behaviors in Bandicota indica].
abstract: Food resources and energy budget affect the behaviors and time budgets of animals. To clarify the effects of a high-fiber diet on greater bandicoot rat (Bandicota indica) behavior, we compared B. indica under a high-fiber diet and a standard rat diet using video monitoring. Our results show that B. indica are mainly active and feed at night, typical of nocturnal animals. A high-fiber diet resulted in a longer time to feed and become active at night and reduced the time spent feeding during the day. These findings suggest that food quality plays an important role in the behavioral timing of B. indica; this helps to understand seasonal changes in behavior demonstrated by B. indica.
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Entomological Institute, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Peng-Bo
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Quan-Sheng
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhi-Yong
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Jiao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Dan-Dan
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Xiao-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Zhi-Xiang
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051189:Murinae / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats