Does Brants' whistling rat (Parotomys brantsii) use an urgency-based alarm system in reaction to aerial and terrestrial predators?

Behaviour

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 757-773

  Le Roux, Aliza ^a   Jackson, Tim P ^b   Cherry, Michael I ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 0035622396     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853901752233398     Document Type: Article

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