Species-specific footdrumming in kangaroo rats: Dipodomys ingens, D. deserti, D. spectabilis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1167-1175

  Randall, Jan A ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANNER-TAILED KANGAROO RAT; COMMUNICATION; DESERT KANGAROO RAT; FOOTDRUMMING; GIANT KANGAROO RAT;

DIPODOMYS DESERTI; DIPODOMYS INGENS; DIPODOMYS SPECTABILIS; MACROPUS SP.;

EID: 0030722894     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1997.0560     Document Type: Article

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