Variable specificity in the anti-predator vocalizations and behaviour of the white-faced capuchin, Cebus capucinus

Behaviour

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1003-1027

  Digweed, Shannon M ^a,b   Fedigan, Linda M ^a   Rendall, Drew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alarm call; Alerting call; Cebus; Vocalizations

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CEBIDAE; CEBUS; CEBUS CAPUCINUS; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; SERPENTES;

EID: 31344475091     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853905774405344     Document Type: Article

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