Airborne and substrate-borne communications of Microtus (Terricola) gerbei and M. (T.) duodecimcostatus

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-141

  Giannoni, Stella M ^a,c   Márquez, Rafael ^b   Borghi, Carlos E ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Blind mole voles; M. (T.) duodecimcostatus; Microtus (Terricola) gerbei; Sounds

Indexed keywords

MICROTUS DUODECIMCOSTATUS; MICROTUS GERBEI; MURIDAE;

ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION; BLIND MOLE-VOLE; COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0030614157     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.97-16     Document Type: Article

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