The adaptive utility of Richardson's ground squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii) short-range ultrasonic alarm signals

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1322-1330

  Wilson, David R ^a,b   Hare, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; ALARM SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ULTRASONIC ALARM SIGNALS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ALARM SIGNAL; AUDITORY CUE; CONSPECIFIC; JUVENILE; RODENT; SIGNALING; ULTRASONICS;

SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS RICHARDSONII;

EID: 33846442379     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-120     Document Type: Article

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