Behavioral responses to repeated human intrusion by black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 524-530

  Magle, Seth ^a,b   Zhu, Jun ^a   Crooks, Kevin R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm call; Behavior; Black tailed prairie dogs; Habituation; Urban development

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DISTURBANCE; HABITUATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; RODENT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS;

EID: 20444387272     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)86[524:BRTRHI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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