Red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) respond to alarm calls of Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius)

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 411-416

  Randler, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CORVIDAE; GARRULUS GLANDARIUS; MAMMALIA; PASSERI; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS VULGARIS; TAMIASCIURUS;

EID: 33645239524     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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