Table 2 Times of the experiments for each treatment in the active and inactive periods of plateau zokors during the warm and cold season.

From: Increased burrow oxygen levels trigger defensive burrow-sealing behavior by plateau zokors

Season

Activity pattern

Testing time

Testing day

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

Warm season

Inactive time

08:00–09:30

O

T

L

      

10:00–11:30

T

L

O

      

12:00–13:30

L

O

T

      

Active time

14:00–15:30

O

T

L

      

16:00–17:30

T

L

O

      

18:00–19:30

L

O

T

      

Cold season

Inactive time

09:00–11:30

O

T

L

O

T

L

O

T

L

Active time

12:00–13:30

O

T

L

      

14:00–15:30

T

L

O

      

16:00–17:30

L

O

T

      
  1. This table only represents the times of experiments for one individual from the six and three individuals used in these experiments in the warm and cold season, respectively. O, T and L represent the oxygen, temperature, and light treatments, respectively.