Sleep patterns, daytime predation, and the evolution of diurnal sleep site selection in lorisiforms.

Magdalena S Svensson K Anne-Isola NekarisSimon K BearderCaroline M BettridgeThomas M ButynskiSusan M CheyneNabajit DasYvonne A de JongAveree M LuhrsLydia V LunczSimon T MaddockAndrew PerkinElizabeth PimleyStephanie A Poindexter Kathleen D ReinhardtDenise SpaanDanica J StarkCarly R StarrVincent Nijman

Published in: American journal of physical anthropology (2018)

Variations in sleep behavior, sleep patterns and vulnerability to daytime predation provide a window into the variation that was present in sleep in early primates. Overall, lorisiforms use the daytime for sleeping and no species can be classified as cathemeral or polycyclic.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
physical activity
obstructive sleep apnea
depressive symptoms
genetic diversity