The influence of the behaviour of conspecifics on responses to threat in the Mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-58

  Ellard, Colin G ^a   Byers, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENT;

GERBILLINAE; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS;

EID: 20544459643     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.08.023     Document Type: Article

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