Understanding of the activity pattern of subterranean rodents has a great importance to understanding their survival strategies, such as foraging, reproduction, etc. We used radio-tracking technology to monitor the activity pattern of the plateau zokor (Eospalax baileyi) in eastern Qilian Mountain region and analyzed the correlation between soil temperature and tempo of activity of the plateau zokor. The results showed that: (1) the plateau zokor exhibited bimodal patterns of activity throughout 24 h cycles. The first peak time of activity intensity was around 06: 00 from June to September, the second peak time was 20: 00-22: 00 from June to September. During October, the first and second peak time was at 08: 00 in the morning and 18: 00 in the evening respectively. The discrepancy index of daily activity (θ) indicated that the activity time of the plateau zokor was evenly distributed over 24 hours in June. The diurnal and nocturnal index (λ) indicated that the plateau zokor was active during the day from

作者：姬程鹏；周建伟；楚彬；周睿；王志鹏；王婷；田永亮；周延山；花立民

来源：兽类学报 2018 年 38卷 2期