Sentence examples for diurnal active from inspiring English sources

Most are diurnal, active during the day, when bats are back in the belfry.

The majority of reptiles were probably diurnal (active during the day), leaving the darkness to the scampering of modest mammals.

The monkeys live in troupes of about 15 individuals and are diurnal (active during the day), feeding mainly on fruit.

One group of moths has become diurnal (active during the day) and thus no longer suffers from bat predation.

All diurnal (active in daytime) birds of prey are termed "hawks" in the language of falconry whether they are falcons, hawks, or eagles and all hunt naturally in their wild state.

The bog turtle is primarily diurnal, active during the day and sleeping at night.

Diel activity pattern is the main mechanism controlling the visual environment of teleost reef fish, with day-active (diurnal) fish active in well-illuminated conditions, whereas night-active (nocturnal) fish cope with dim light.

At low concentrations TBHP appeared to suppress the normal diurnal activity pattern, such that flies were more active than controls during the sleep periods, and less active than controls during the active periods (Supplemental Figure S2).

We distinguished between two main diel activity patterns: nocturnal (night-active) and diurnal (day-active).

The animal is diurnal, being active exclusively in daylight hours.

The giant otter is diurnal, being active exclusively during daylight hours.