Vocal recognition in the spotted hyaena and its possible implications regarding the evolution of intelligence

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 383-395

  Holekamp, Kay E ^b   Boydston, Erin E ^b   Szykman, Micaela ^b   Graham, Isla ^b   Nutt, Karen J ^a   Birch, Sarah ^b   Piskiel, Audra ^b   Singh, Mandeep ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; RECOGNITION; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CERCOCEBUS; CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CROCUTA CROCUTA; HYAENA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0032798750     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1157     Document Type: Article

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