Modification of footdrumming signatures by kangaroo rats: Changing territories and gaining new neighbours

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 1227-1237

  Randall, Jan A ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOTDRUMMING SIGNATURE; KANGAROO RAT; TERRITORIALITY;

DIPODOMYS SPECTABILIS;

EID: 0028974705     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1995.0155     Document Type: Article

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