Adult Richardson's ground squirrels (Spermophilus richardsonii) ignore rate changes in juvenile alarm calls: Age-differential response urgency perception?

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 896-902

  Sloan, Jennifer L ^a   Hare, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; JUVENILE; RODENT; VIGILANCE;

SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS RICHARDSONII;

EID: 33747350076     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01235.x     Document Type: Article

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