Seismic communication in the blind subterranean mole‐rat: patterns of head thumping and of their detection in the Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies in Israel

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 224, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 633-638

  Heth, G ^a   Frankenberg, E ^b   Pratt, H ^c   Nevo, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Israel Nature and Parks Authority and Israel Electric Corporation   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; MOLE-RAT; SEISMIC COMMUNICATION;

ISRAEL;

SPALAX EHRENBERGI;

EID: 0026287262     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1991.tb03791.x     Document Type: Article

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