Richardson's ground squirrels (Spermophilus richardsonii) do not communicate predator movements via changes in call rate

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2026-2031

  Wilson, David R ^a   Hare, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMMUNICATIONS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY;

ALARM CALLS; PREDATORS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ALARM SIGNAL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RODENT; VIGILANCE; VOCALIZATION;

RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS RICHARDSONII;

EID: 1542311379     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-225     Document Type: Article

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