Biphonation may function to enhance individual recognition in the dhole, Cuon alpinus

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 815-825

  Volodina, Elena V ^a   Volodin, Ilya A ^a,b   Isaeva, Irina V ^b   Unck, Carolyn ^c  

^a Scientific Research Department   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANID; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; KIN RECOGNITION; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CUON ALPINUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33745877664     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01231.x     Document Type: Article

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