Predation experiments on infant spectral tarsiers (Tarsius spectrum)

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 74, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 272-284

  Gursky, Sharon ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm calls; Antipredator behavior; Indonesia; Maternal behavior; Mobbing; Prosimians; Rubber snake; Tarsius spectrum

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; INDONESIA; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; TARSIER; VOCALIZATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ESCAPE REACTION; INDONESIA; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; TARSIIDAE; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

AVES; RAPTORES; SERPENTES; STREPSIRHINI; TARSIUS; TARSIUS SPECTRUM; TARSIUS SYRICHTA;

EID: 0242662655     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073314     Document Type: Conference Paper

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