Functionally referential alarm calls in tamarins (Saguinus fuscicollis and Saguinus mystax) - Evidence from playback experiments

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 346-354

  Kirchhof, Janna ^a   Hammerschmidt, Kurt ^b  

^a Department of Neurobiology ^*

^b GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CALLING BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE;

CREADION CARUNCULATUS; PRIMATES; SAGUINUS FUSCICOLLIS; SAGUINUS MYSTAX; SIMIIFORMES;

EID: 33645212707     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01165.x     Document Type: Article

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