Acoustic signals of a solitary subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae): Physical characteristics and behavioural correlates

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 123-131

  Schleich, Cristian ^a,b   Busch, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Ctenomys talarum; Subterranean rodent; Vocalizations

Indexed keywords

CTENOMYIDAE; CTENOMYS; CTENOMYS TALARUM; RODENTIA;

EID: 0036386125     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-002-0064-9     Document Type: Article

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