Long-distance communication of acoustic cues to social identity in African elephants

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 317-329

  McComb, Karen ^a   Reby, David ^a   Baker, Lucy ^a   Moss, Cynthia ^b   Sayialel, Soila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b Amboseli Elephant Research Project   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ELEPHANT; RECOGNITION; VOCALIZATION;

CETACEA; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037324469     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2047     Document Type: Article

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