The squirrel that cried wolf: Reliability detection by juvenile Richardson's ground squirrels (Spermophilus richardsonii)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 108-112

  Hare, James F ^a   Atkins, Brent A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alarm calling; Concept formation; Cry wolf effect; Ground squirrels; Individual discrimination; Reliability assessment

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RODENT;

CANIS; PRIMATES; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS RICHARDSONII;

EID: 0035786008     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650100414     Document Type: Article

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