Semantic differences in sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) alarm calls: A reflection of genetic or cultural variants?

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 839-849

  Fichtel, Claudia ^a   Van Schaik, Carel P ^b,c  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; GENETIC VARIATION; PRIMATE; WILD POPULATION;

LEMUR; PRIMATES; PROPITHECUS; PROPITHECUS SP.; PROPITHECUS VERREAUXI; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 33747352588     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01239.x     Document Type: Article

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